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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by blunder_chess on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:18AM (#38082564)
In the United States, my understanding is that your medical & employment discrimination scenarios are already illegal due to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrim...

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by lrvick on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:02AM (#38082900)
Because large corporations have never broken laws before?

Or bribed politicians to change them?

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by eliasmacpherson on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:10AM (#38082960)
stealing is illegal, so I never lock my front door.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by HumblyTossed on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:09AM (#38083531)
Keeps you from getting a broken window, so that’s probably not a bad idea.

If they want in, a locked door isn’t stopping them.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by hef19898 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:25AM (#38083689)
The locked door makes all the difference for your insurance claim so.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by genewitch on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @09:19AM (#38084388)
In Louisiana, if you leave your car unlocked and someone takes it, it isn't GTA, its unauthorized use of a movable.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by macNchz on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:24AM (#38083680)
> Or bribed politicians to change them?

There was already an effort to weaken this law in 2017. It didn’t pass, but if corporations are lobbying for loopholes it would be entirely unsurprising to see some slip into future legislation. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/13/14907250/h...

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by Chris2048 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:45AM (#38083934)
Any law could be subverted via these justifications. "Why should I register my gun when the government itself breaks laws, and its politicians corrupted by bribes!"
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by bonton89 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:46AM (#38083949)
That just means they'll receive a small fine 15 years after it happens and the damage is already done.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by StableAlkyne on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:09AM (#38086012)
They'll get sued immediately by everyone who is denied a job following a genetic screen.

There's a reason companies who require a physical or medical history (usually done to find pre existing conditions to protect against future workman's comp claims) do it after the job offer has been extended (it's risky to rescind an offer for no reason by the way) - if they did it before, every applicant with a disability (and their pro-bono lawyers taking a slam dunk case) who did not get the job would sue.

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