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In the US, the FDA usually has to approve medical devices like this. 23 and Me was paused while they talked to the FDA. The cloud connection of the award winne
by redis_mlc 6y ago
In the US, the FDA usually has to approve medical devices like this. 23 and Me was paused while they talked to the FDA.
The cloud connection of the award winner is of some concern. Should you include PII and a sample, US health insurers could use that against you in the future for pre-existing conditions.
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/vitro-diagnostics/direct-consumer-tests https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/vitro-diagnostics/direct...
- scatters 6y agoIsn't it insurance fraud to fail to report a pre-existing condition anyway? Are you suggesting that people engage in fraud?
- k_sze 6y agoConsider this: when you initially submitted your data, the NN said you’re fine, and so you forget about it. Later on, the NN is tweaked and would say you actually probably have cancer, but you don’t know because you never bother checking again. The insurance companies get their hands on those results. You’re not committing fraud (because you don’t know), but now the insurance companies are more reluctant to sell you insurance. (To be fair, I don’t think the insurance companies are allowed to discriminate against you using only that data. They probably need an official, recognized diagnosis from a real human doctor.)
- redis_mlc 6y ago1) Some US insurers consider acne and pregnancy pre-existing conditions and have denied claims. 2) Most people don't know their genetic pre-dispositions. Oh, and stop being a dick.