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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by concordDance on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:43AM (#38083901)
Companies use many forms of data to change premiums, many you don't have much control over (e.g. what area of the country you live in). Why is that wrong?
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by polygamous_bat on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @09:04AM (#38084207)
Because you can possibly change your address but not your race?
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by concordDance on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @09:20AM (#38084409)
You can change it in theory but if that's where your family, job, kids school, etc are? Then realistically you don't have a choice.
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