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There's literally no way to do this. 23andMe won't just fucking provide identifiable genetics records to anyone with money. Lol.

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https://cglife.com/blog/23andme-sold-your-genetic-data-to-gs...

No 23andMe customer data has been shared with GSK. We have shared results of 23andMe research, not individual-level customer data.

In the past we have carried out studies with partners where we shared individual level data and obtained consent to do so. We recruited people with certain diseases to participate in those studies. The data was always de-identified and for research use only.

You linked to the blog of some random marketing firm in Chicago. This is not a legitimate source for news. Actual details of the deal between GSK and 23andme are here:

https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-and-23and...

Not identifiable

Details (and reading comprehension) matter

I didn't even need an article to know the parent's statement was false, lol, but thanks for providing the receipts!

That's not an article. It's a blog post from a marketing firm.

If you don't need evidence to know things, then what do you actually know?

And it wasn't identifiable lol derp lol

Why the downvotes? No one has provided any evidence of 23andme doing this.

Only until such point as they can make more money selling than they'd lose from the subset of people no longer using them.

Companies care about one thing, anybody with money.

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