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> You violate the terms of their service when you use a fake name. Is that really so horrible? There's no compelling reason they should even be asking for a na

> You violate the terms of their service when you use a fake name. Is that really so horrible? There's no compelling reason they should even be asking for a name, other than to provide cross-references to law-enforcement.

cbm-vic-20 8y ago
I'm sure insurance companies would also be interested in matching names to genetic data.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination > Several laws at the federal and state levels help protect people against genetic discrimination. In particular, a federal law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is designed to protect people from this form of discrimination. > GINA has two parts: Title I, which prohibits genetic discrimination in health insurance, and Title II, which prohibits genetic discrimination in employment. Title I makes it illegal for health insurance providers to use or require genetic information to make decisions about a person's insurance eligibility or coverage. This part of the law went into effect on May 21, 2009. Title II makes it illegal for employers to use a person's genetic information when making decisions about hiring, promotion, and several other terms of employment. This part of the law went into effect on November 21, 2009. > GINA and other laws do not protect people from genetic discrimination in every circumstance. For example, GINA does not apply when an employer has fewer than 15 employees. It does not cover people in the U.S. military or those receiving health benefits through the Veterans Health Administration or Indian Health Service. GINA also does not protect against genetic discrimination in forms of insurance other than health insurance, such as life, disability, or long-term care insurance. With regards to law enforcement, they can already perform a familial search in CODIS that will hit on related family members if present in the dataset [1]. One would assume the CODIS dataset will expand a greater rate than 23andme's, considering law enforcement resources. [1] https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/c...
  - ChristianBundy 8y ago
    How can I verify whether these laws are being followed?
    - toomuchtodo 8y ago
      If you suspect they are not, you would file a complaint with your state's insurance regulatory body (the name is different in each state, but easily obtainable through a search) and provide your evidence with the complaint.

cbm-vic-20 8y ago

I'm sure insurance companies would also be interested in matching names to genetic data.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination > Several laws at the federal and state levels help protect people against genetic discrimination. In particular, a federal law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is designed to protect people from this form of discrimination. > GINA has two parts: Title I, which prohibits genetic discrimination in health insurance, and Title II, which prohibits genetic discrimination in employment. Title I makes it illegal for health insurance providers to use or require genetic information to make decisions about a person's insurance eligibility or coverage. This part of the law went into effect on May 21, 2009. Title II makes it illegal for employers to use a person's genetic information when making decisions about hiring, promotion, and several other terms of employment. This part of the law went into effect on November 21, 2009. > GINA and other laws do not protect people from genetic discrimination in every circumstance. For example, GINA does not apply when an employer has fewer than 15 employees. It does not cover people in the U.S. military or those receiving health benefits through the Veterans Health Administration or Indian Health Service. GINA also does not protect against genetic discrimination in forms of insurance other than health insurance, such as life, disability, or long-term care insurance. With regards to law enforcement, they can already perform a familial search in CODIS that will hit on related family members if present in the dataset [1]. One would assume the CODIS dataset will expand a greater rate than 23andme's, considering law enforcement resources. [1] https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/codis https://www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometric-analysis/c...
- ChristianBundy 8y ago
  How can I verify whether these laws are being followed?
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    If you suspect they are not, you would file a complaint with your state's insurance regulatory body (the name is different in each state, but easily obtainable through a search) and provide your evidence with the complaint.