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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by throw__away7391 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:51AM (#38083355)
Exactly. If they were for example using genetic testing to set your insurance rates or something like this, that's dystopian. Doing medical research that leads to successful treatments for deadly diseases is hardly the sinister plot people seem to be implying it is.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by suoduandao3 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:12AM (#38083561)
There is a culture of exploitation in the pharmaceutical industry - exhibit one being the opioid epidemic - that would justify default suspicion any time a major player gets more leverage.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by dorfsmay on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:07AM (#38083509)
Are there clauses in 23andme type companies that they will never share your data with insurances?

What if it got bought by an insurance?

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by throw__away7391 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:13AM (#38083570)
The OP wasn't even talking about 23andme, it was some doctors at a university.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by ladberg on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:49AM (#38086720)
It's been illegal for insurance to use your DNA to discriminate against you or charge different costs since 2008 (see the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act).

If that changes I'll regret having used 23andme, but so far I'm not worried.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by dkural on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:52AM (#38094702)
GINA does not cover life insurance. That said, I agree with the overall point, research use does not cover insurance using this data charging someone different rates, and would be business-ending / corporate suicide for 23andMe.
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