Comment on Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA
HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 year agoI believe 23 and me stated in the past that they own the data that they process, so in essence if you, or a family member submit their DNA to them, then they own that DNA and part of yours as well.
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 year ago
They don’t own the DNA itself, but they do own the rights to the resulting sequence. It’s akin to a biography–you don’t own the person’s life, but the author put it down on paper and owns the rights to the book.
HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Right, sorry. That’s what I meant that they own the data they process. The reason why I went to owning your DNA is more towards that fact that they are processing or digitizing your DNA and the average consumer doesn’t have the power to sue them for their processed data like one of these other companies or a government agency to regulate them. But maybe I exaggerated
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 year ago
Eh, they have about as much power over that as they do any other privacy breaches. It being DNA doesn’t make a huge difference