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DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy
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Why would anyone expect anyone to risk getting sued or risk going to jail for that? Fully get want you are saying, though.
The smart thing was to never trust some random upstart company with a cutsie name with the code of our literal DNA. Caveat emptor and all that.
So much wrong can be done if it ends up in the wrong hands in any of a multitude of sectors, from military contractors to insurance companies who could literally up premiums based on DNA profiles and propensity for illnesses. And that latter one would be one of the most docile of outcomes.