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In reply to the discussion: Remember all those posts on DU promoting genetic testing? [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)58. Why are you opposed to telling people about all the good they are doing?
They dont mention this anywhere in their advertising and it is tucked away in the terms no one reads.
Would you be against them telling people how much good is being done with their data?
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I think we'll find that drug development is one of the more benign uses this data is put to.
lagomorph777
Jun 2019
#47
I wouldn't call people who utilize these services idiots. Perhaps they are naively curious.
Siwsan
Jun 2019
#2
You list a big chunk of my concerns, in that with all of the electronic break ins of our online ...
SWBTATTReg
Jun 2019
#38
You have to "opt in" with 23&Me, and they make the process very clear. Not only must you
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2019
#44
TOS Terms Can Change Too. Just wait until DNA sold to employers, insurance companies, etc.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2019
#9
We had genetic testing for pregnancies, but those were bound by HIPAA restrictions.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2019
#15
LDS already has our non-DNA data going back centuries, so they can baptise our dead souls..
hlthe2b
Jun 2019
#14
I used 23&Me knowing specifically they intended to do this - they said so right up front.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2019
#18
First they'll get the data y'all are paying to give them, then they'll sell it
NightWatcher
Jun 2019
#19
I agree with you 100%. Furthermore, I don't recommend anyone getting their DNA tested...
Quemado
Jun 2019
#24
They'll probably find a way to get mine at spome point with all the nasty tools at their disposal
Scalded Nun
Jun 2019
#23
Ok. I'm not surprised. It's too late for me to request that Ancestry return my spit,
Croney
Jun 2019
#27
The industries that I have worked in have always been ones where having a cost advantage
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#84
You are the only person so far that even remotely realize how valuable the effort
Blue_true
Jun 2019
#68
Why would anyone give away their DNA?? - and pay for it??? STUPIFYING
asiliveandbreathe
Jun 2019
#40
Oh I have a really cool online quiz for you about which Star Trek character you are
jberryhill
Jun 2019
#53