Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline
by 0xffff2 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:18PM
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The US Government already has my DNA thanks to my military service. I very much hope that they aren't sharing it with private companies though. Despite the government having my DNA I would still never give it to 23 and me.
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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline
by ajphdiv on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:08PM
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There are very strict laws on how that DNA can be used. Only to identify remains.
You can also request it be destroyed:
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Research-and-I...
Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline
by ci5er on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:41PM
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I would be shocked if IAFIS didn't have that stored in South Carolina strip-mall hosted database like all the other biometrics they can get from birth, disease, criminal activity, police, federal and military service. The feds do love their biometric data.