Los Angeles Times: States sue to block the sale of genetic data collected by DNA testing company 23andMe

Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said that 23andMe’s privacy policy was subject to change and not adequate to protect customers’ data. In an interview in March, she stressed the sensitivity of genetic data. 

“I would be very concerned if I had given a swab to 23andMe,” she said. “There is little we can do to control what happens to it.” 

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