Nobody prevented me from having Illumina sequence my genome (they gave me a hard drive with all the files along with medical interpretation).
The difference is that Illumina did things legally (including hiring clinical genetics analysts who pored over the details and made a number of calls about what was significant).
23&Me did not. They were doing something that they would have known was illegal. The FDA explained this to them, and 23&Me blew them off. Failing to respond to an accusation from the government is an amateur move and 23&Me deserved what they got. They only went back and negotiated afterwards.
You're complaining the government was restricting your freedoms but we have more than adequate evidence that 23&Me was acting irresponsibly.
The difference is that Illumina did things legally (including hiring clinical genetics analysts who pored over the details and made a number of calls about what was significant).
23&Me did not. They were doing something that they would have known was illegal. The FDA explained this to them, and 23&Me blew them off. Failing to respond to an accusation from the government is an amateur move and 23&Me deserved what they got. They only went back and negotiated afterwards.
You're complaining the government was restricting your freedoms but we have more than adequate evidence that 23&Me was acting irresponsibly.