In this podcast: Lauren Friedman, a Deputy Editor at Consumer Reports explains why consumers have privacy concerns and what to do about them.
See more details in her article:
How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe, Ancestry, and Other Sites
Genetic data can reveal information about your health, your risk for certain diseases, and your familial relationships—potentially including those previously unknown or undisclosed.
But deleting your genetic data is not always straightforward, according to James Hazel, Ph.D., J.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Genetic Privacy and Identity in Community Settings at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The degree to which you have control over the genetic information you’ve submitted, and even your physical DNA sample, “varies widely, depending on the company,” says Hazel, who has published research on the privacy policies of genetic testing companies.
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