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All Those 23andMe Spit Tests Were Part of a Bigger Plan (www.bloomberg.com)
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[โ€“] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One things missing with most of the those: profits. I'd be more worried about bad actors stealing the DNA data and using it for all those. The businesses will keep within regulations to keep the profits rolling in without getting shutdown.

[โ€“] piecat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The business will gladly sell to the alphabet boys. And hackers will definitely get the data from poor security.