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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by Dumblydorr on Thursday July 23, 2020 @08:56AM (#23926821)
What would insurance companies do with the data though? If they knew you were predisposed to obesity and cancer due to this data, would they be kind enough to ignore that info?
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 23, 2020 @08:57AM (#23926834)
Federal law prohibits health insurers from using DNA data for underwriting and pricing.
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by astura on Thursday July 23, 2020 @09:15AM (#23927003)
And if it didn't the insurance companies could just demand a dna test before underwriting any policies.
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by kube-system on Thursday July 23, 2020 @12:21PM (#23928991)
If we’re hypothetically considering what they could do if they weren’t one of the most regulated industries, they have exponentially better options for limiting their risk than requesting DNA.
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Re:Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a ma... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 23, 2020 @09:31AM (#23927163)
It would be a sound business decision (who takes on unnecessary risk or costs willingly?), and yet another reason to support universal healthcare.
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