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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA(www.bloomberg.com)

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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.

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atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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The law here is inconsequential

It’s very much not.

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atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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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.

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optissima@possumpat.io
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Did it potentially being illegal actually stop it from happening?

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