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		tgv on Oct 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Drugmakers are set to pay 23andMe to access consum... Can you address me by my DNA? Even so: processing IP-addresses is not allowed in general, in the EU at least. You need permission or a specific, allowed goal.

rsaxvc on Oct 31, 2023 [–]

To continue the analogy: probably, you're just not on the right subnet.

In the US many states collect DNA samples at birth, as well as for citizens born abroad.

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