Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA

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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA

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People paid 23andMe to give them the data in the first place. Should be illegal to profit off of other people's data if they're not getting paid for it.
- customers are asked if they wish to share their data for research
  
  customers are asked if they wish to ~~share their data for research~~ allow their data being sold to 3rd parties
  
  potayto potahto - 23andMe making a profit or not changes nothing to the customers. Would it make you feel better if they just gave out the data for free?

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