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Yeah I don't see how this is going to be enforced. I think it's safe to say, unless you go to extraordinary lengths to ensure your genome data is safe, don't ge
by ramraj07 3y ago
Yeah I don't see how this is going to be enforced. I think it's safe to say, unless you go to extraordinary lengths to ensure your genome data is safe, don't get it sequenced. A genome is forever. Like way beyond your own life. Your entire lineage and extended familys lineage.
- kube-system 3y agoIt's enforced by insurance, employment, and health regulators with fines. The insurance industry as a whole is relatively familiar with the law, but some employers at large are less familiar and find themselves on the wrong end of enforcement actions with EEOC: https://www.eeoc.gov/data/genetic-information-non-discrimination-act-charges-charges-filed-eeoc-includes-concurrent https://www.eeoc.gov/data/genetic-information-non-discrimina...
- dekhn 3y agohttps://xkcd.com/1494/ https://xkcd.com/1494/ Here's my genome: https://my.pgp-hms.org/profile/hu80855C https://my.pgp-hms.org/profile/hu80855C Let me know if you can actually find anything interesting- the last time it was analyzed the genetic counsellors said I had no known genetic risks.
- ramraj07 3y agoOf course we are not ready yet to read the genome as if we know everything, but that's just a matter of time. You can't predict the environmental component of course but that still leaves 30-70% of every trait you have or will have be predictable. For perpetuity. And not just you, but your kids as well? What are the odds they'll not be living in a totalitarian state where it's perfectly okay to persecute them based on their genetics? Why would i put them at a disadvantage potentially by already publicizing half their genome?
- dekhn 3y agoI mean, if my kids live in a totalitarian state, I am sure I have bigger problems than the state abusing my genome to persecute my children.