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Not GP, but personally I do not mind. I have voluntarily shared my DNA information with a number of people. Health insurance is not important here (UK), and li
by cameronh90 7y ago
Not GP, but personally I do not mind. I have voluntarily shared my DNA information with a number of people.
Health insurance is not important here (UK), and life insurance is much less of an important concern to me as I will not have children. But I can see why if that is not the case, you would be more concerned.
I do have some concerns about it being used by the police, though public availability is unlikely to make a difference there. I've never committed any crimes, but the police are known for using scientifically and statistically invalid methods to prosecute.
- Real_S 7y agoAnd if an employer decides to use your genetic information to discriminate against you, how would you know? Also, in 10-20 years, what if new threats arise?
- dzhiurgis 7y agoI am sorry, but I do not understand this. If it's valid trait that employer (or insurance) finds actually having negative impact - is it really a discrimination (other than you can't really say whether it's expressed).
- Real_S 7y agoIn the US, it is illegal for an employer or health insurance company to discriminate based on genetics [0]. But if you fail to receive a promotion because your employer found out about your genetic disease, how would you know? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrimination_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrim...
- dzhiurgis 7y ago> how would you know Same way you get to know your KPI's and other assessments? I guess that act is good after all. No one can tell you've got an actual disease from these tests, even if on big scale the correlation most obviously is there.