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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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