OLYMPIA – Washington residents who spit in a tube or supply some other sample of their DNA to companies that analyze it for a fee would have legal protections for who could see the test results, under a proposal before a House panel.
As part of the Legislature’s push for privacy rights over data generated by new technology, the House Innovation, Technology and Economic Development Committee is considering whether improper release of such genetic information should be a violation of the state’s Consumer Protection Act and leave the company liable to a lawsuit.
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