Consumer Reports: California Gov. Rejects Bill That Protects Privacy of Californians' Genetic Data
September 26, 2020
September 26, 2020
YONKERS, New York, Sept. 26 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on Sept. 25:
California Governor Newsom today vetoed a bill (SB 980) that would have established strong privacy protections for genetic data collected by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies like 23andMe. Consumer Reports supported and provided input on the measure, which gained support from both consumer advocates and industry, and from California state legislators on both sides of the a . . .
California Governor Newsom today vetoed a bill (SB 980) that would have established strong privacy protections for genetic data collected by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies like 23andMe. Consumer Reports supported and provided input on the measure, which gained support from both consumer advocates and industry, and from California state legislators on both sides of the a . . .