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Consumer genetic testing companies team up to lobby on privacy policy

Ancestry, 23andMe, and Helix are teaming up to lobby on genetic privacy issues in Washington.
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Anticipating more federal scrutiny of genetic privacy policies, three leading consumer genetic companies have formed an advocacy group to defend their efforts to safeguard information about their customers’ DNA and separate themselves from perceived bad actors.

The Coalition for Genetic Data Protection — launched by Ancestry, 23andMe, and Helix

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