[htek]

Once 23andMe gets sold, all of that data belongs to whoever owns it and they can sell it to whoever they want. Perhaps to the government where they can do a warrantless search to find a relative of someone who may have been at a crime scene. Or to other governments. Or to insurance companies who want to play deny, defend and depose. I get that a lot of genetic information isn't predictive, but not all of it is so questionable.

[InsomniacL]

> Once 23andMe gets sold, all of that data belongs to whoever owns it and they can sell it to whoever they want.

Why would a company being sold mean that the data can be used for a purpose it previously couldn't?

[HWR_14]

The data is an asset. The limitations are contractual. The contract is voided by the bankruptcy.

[anticensor]

Doesn't DNA data have additional statutory limitations on top of that?

[HWR_14]

It has statutory limitations, subject to change, in how it can be used to discriminate against you. But those are tightly defined. It couldn't be used to deny you employment or health insurance, but could be used to deny you housing or life insurance.

[kube-system]

The acquirer could have different policies or legal jurisdictions