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Is it safe to give your genetic data to 23andMe?

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Is it safe to give your genetic data to 23andMe?

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki talks with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode about how the 11-year-old company is trying to expand consumers’ access to their own health data without working inside the insurance system. Wojcicki explains how the company protects users’ privacy, and why its databases are a less-appealing target for hackers than, say, a bank or credit agency. She also discusses how 23andMe’s accuracy has improved over time, whether DNA testing encourages racism, and whether the company will ever offer a more affordable genome-testing kit than its current versions, which start at $99.
Released:
Sep 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every Tuesday and Friday, Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.