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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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