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A giant biotechnology company might be about to go bust. What will happen to the millions of people’s DNA it holds? (theconversation.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I have a relative who considered doing this test. I'm glad that the family talked him out of it. (Surprisingly enough, not just me.)

Anyway, my [hopefully not "hot"] take: for most part the data should be destroyed, as it involves private matters. If there's data that cannot be reasonably associated with an individual or well-defined group of individuals, perhaps it could be released into the public domain, but I'm not sure on that.

[–] SGG 30 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Stakeholders that want a payout will demand the data be sold to the highest bidder.

And other companies will probably be interested in said data and willing to buy.

I would like for it to be destroyed as well, but capitalism going to capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

You're right. And IMO they should be legally banned from doing so - because the people who signed up for this crap agreed with 23 and Me's ToS, not with someone else's.

But, well... as you said, capitalism going to capitalism. The "right thing to do" is often out of the table of options.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Cute of you to assume it wasn't sold tho... JFC some "faith"