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- hackernews@derp.foo
Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.
Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.
The real dystopian horror is when these genetics companies start selling to insurance companies. Think about it:
“I’m sorry we aren’t covering this cancer claim with our health insurance product because you are genetically predisposed to it”
We need legislation now to prevent genetic discrimination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrimination_Act
For more information please refer to the 1997 documentary ‘Gattaca’
Society is really doing its darndest to turn all the dystopian cyberpunk worlds into reality huh
We do have legislation to protect genetic information, what we need is to prevent the gathering and distribution of this information in the first place because those laws go away the second someone is positioned to make a shit ton of money from it.
We need a lot of things.
Spoiler: We’re not getting them because too many politicians are bought and paid for.
Although I wonder if HIPAA would need to get involved in places like the US if that happens. If that data is used to diagnose, then it falls under HIPAA.
If they do that, there will definitely be giant legal battles. I wonder if that is a legal risk they’d want to take on.
I dunno. That’s all super expected.
To me the dystopian part is millions of people with no personality needing to send spit to a black box private company so they can get a letter back telling them how special they are.