Who ever did not see this one coming when 23andMe launched was asleep at the switch. DNA databases are ripe for abuse and this is just another form of abuse. First they get you to pay to give them your samples and then they get paid again to pass your data to other parties without obtaining your specific consent for that transfer.
When 23andMe launched I was absolutely amazed at how HN and less technical audiences ran with it, the abuse potential - and that's before we get into 'hacker lifted your sequences or prints' - was blatantly obvious.
When 23andMe launched I was absolutely amazed at how HN and less technical audiences ran with it, the abuse potential - and that's before we get into 'hacker lifted your sequences or prints' - was blatantly obvious.