LONDON – “Your genetic information should be controlled by you,” declares an advertisement for the American direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic-testing firm 23andMe. Amid the current furor over electronic eavesdropping, the notion that individuals should decide who can access their personal data is particularly appealing.
伦敦—“你的遗传信息必须由你控制，”直销（direct-to-consumer）遗传测试公司23andMe的广告如是说。在最近关于电子窃听的汹涌民意中，谁可以获得个体的个人数据必须由个体自己决定这一概念显得特别有号召力。但23andMe公司的宣传和实践是否一致仍颇为可疑。