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    LEGAL BRIEF By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq. The pending bankruptcy of 23andMe raises important questions — questions that are relevant not only to those
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      The bigger problem with 23andMe and all the other DNA companies is their disclaimers. They all state that whatever company your are using owns your DNA. Sorry, but that is mine, not yours and it’s not for sale.

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      Our DNA is at risk of hacking – warn scientists

      Publicly accessible DNA research is a prime target for hackers

      Risks threaten individual privacy, scientific integrity, and national security

      Government and other agencies need to prioritise investment in cyber-biosecurity research

      Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) – the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease tracking, and gene research – could become a prime target for hackers.

      A study, published in IEEE Access, highlights growing concerns over how this powerful sequencing tool – if left unsecured – could be exploited for data breaches, privacy violations, and even future biothreats….

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