GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Although I wonder if HIPAA would need to get involved in places like the US if that happens. If that data is used to diagnose, then it falls under HIPAA.

    If they do that, there will definitely be giant legal battles. I wonder if that is a legal risk they’d want to take on.

    • Poayjay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      HIPAA basically only covers healthcare providers and workers. I ran into this when the VA mailed my entire medical history to some random person. Since it wasn’t the healthcare branch of the VA, I had exactly zero recourse.