The law here is inconsequential. The only protection that is certain is for the data not to exist.
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atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoHow would you feel about your children being unable to get insurance coverage because a close relative used the service and the insurance company decided they were at too high risk for expensive medical problems due to similarity of genes?
To be clear, this is a made-up scenario that would be illegal under current US law.
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
The law here is inconsequential
It’s very much not.
optissima@possumpat.io 8 months ago
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Yes. The issue you pointed to is being investigated after all. And there are potential damages if they are found to be violating the law.
macgyveringIt@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Companies break laws all the time. The punishment is frequently small compared to profits from the crime.
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Vague nihilism doesn’t dispute what I said