DNA-testing companies, such as 23andMe and Ancestry, are among members of a lobbying group urging the US federal government to treat genetic data as it would any other form of information when drawing up legislation. The Coalition for Genetic Data Protection has been established at a time when Congress is mulling the introduction of laws that would determine the privacy protections to which consumers are entitled regarding their personal data. The lobbying group is pushing for "uniform" regulation that won't place more stringent rules on DNA-testing companies than major technology firms like the Golden State Killer.
DNA-testing companies, such as 23andMe and Ancestry, are among members of a lobbying group urging the US federal government to treat genetic data as it would any other form of information when drawing up legislation. The Coalition for Genetic Data Protection has been established at a time when Congress is mulling the introduction of laws that would determine the privacy protections to which consumers are entitled regarding their personal data. The lobbying group is pushing for "uniform" regulation that won't place more stringent rules on DNA-testing companies than major technology firms like Facebook and Google.