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by dragonwriter 992 days ago
It could be, though in the US this type of thing has been anticipated, hence the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008.
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And critically, that's banned at common points of use, rather than collection.

Which I think is more important given how leaky a sieve prohibiting the multitudinous hydra that collection is.

Although I wouldn't be sad to see strict laws around genetic info storage too. Toxic waste, etc.