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Buying your Self on the Internet: Wrap Contracts and Personal Genomics

Andelka M. Phillips

ISBN13: 9781474484305
Published: May 2021
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: Scotland
Format: Paperback (Hardback in 2019)
Price: £29.99
Hardback edition , ISBN13 9781474422598



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Examines the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry’s controversial use of ‘wrap’ contracts.

  • Uses the example of DTC genetic testing companies using wrap contracts as their dominant means of governance to show the challenges that disruptive technologies pose for societies and for regulation
  • Reviews 71 wrap contracts used by DTC companies providing health testing
  • Explores broader issues with online contracting
  • Sets an agenda for improving regulation and the online contracting environment

This book provides an introduction to the world of personal genomics and examines the rise of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry (DTC) and its use of 'wrap' contracts. It explores the different types of tests available and the issues that this industry raises for law and society.

Subjects:
IT, Internet and Artificial Intelligence Law
Contents:
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing and Regulating Disruptive Technology
Introduction
Aims of This Book
Guidance for Readers
What Is Personal Genomics or Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing?
Summary of How DTC Services Operate
Bringing Disruptive Technology to the Public
Data Deluge
Methodology
How Should the DTC Industry Be Regulated? The Policy Response to Date
Sources of Law Which Might Be Applicable to DTC in the UK and EU
What Can Go Wrong?
Conclusion
The Science behind that Click of the Mouse
Introduction
The Nature of Genetic Information and Genetic Exceptionalism
Recent Advances in Genetic and Genomic Science
Conclusion
The Rise of Personal Genomics – Overview of the Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Industry
Introduction
Overview of the DTC Industry
Health Tests
Ancestry Testing
Genetic Relatedness Testing
Testing for Athletic Ability
Testing for Child Talent and Testing of Children
Surreptitious (‘Infidelity’) Testing
Match Making Testing
Conclusion
Privacy, Data Protection, and Security in the Context of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Services
Introduction
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The UK’s Data Protection Legislation
Privacy Policies and Notices and Website Design
US Privacy Law
Canadian Genetic Privacy Law
Secondary Use of Genetic Databases – the Golden State Killer and Beyond
Indigenous Peoples and Data Sovereignty
Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetics Testing Services (July 2018)
Conclusion
Clicking Away Rights in DNA: A Review of DTC Contracts
Introduction
Challenging Unfair Terms in DTC Contracts
Conclusion
Future Directions for DTC Governance
Note for Readers Interested in Purchasing DTC Tests
Suggestions for Reform
Final Thoughts
Bibliography