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IBM against Genetic Discrimination - The New Bigotry
In an interesting, though not totally unexpected move, IBM announced a new policy promising not to use genetic information in its hiring process, or in determining eligibility for employee health insurance.
Would you like to know more ?From Slashdot: With congress considering genetic privacy legislation, and with projects like the National Geographic Genographic Project, are we nearing the time when we all need to worry about our genetic privacy ?
Welcome to the future, friend, may I see your DNA please ?
I'm sorry, your current genetic makeup renders you ineligible for a loan with us. Have a nice day.
Link to NY Times Article