Comment on Twenty-seven states and DC sue 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent

toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The sale is the entire company and assets to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

  NPR reported in this issue:

  Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said last month it aimed to buy the company for $256 million. Regeneron said it would comply with 23andMe’s privacy policies and applicable law. It said it would process all customer personal data in accordance with the consents, privacy policies and statements, terms of service, and notices currently in effect and have security controls in place designed to protect such data.

  I don’t know much about Regeneron Pharmaceuticals but previously I read from others here that they represent the best case scenario.

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  • seat6@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah; I think it’s the best case scenario that at least the data will be used to develop new drugs.

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    • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I hope they use my DNA to make something even more addictive than crack.

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      • Sturgist@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sugar already exists

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      • Breezy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I hope they use my DNA to make make something thats easiert to make than crack.

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    • CtrlAltDefeat@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And then price us out

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