How DNA Companies Sell More Than Just Your Data | Corporate Casket

iilluminaughtii

Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Get yourself a Casper plush!: https://www.makeship.com/products/casper-longboi-plush Go to http://functionofbeauty.com/casket to get 20% off your first order when you subscribe. Go to http://mintmobile.com/casket to get 3 months free when you buy any 3-month Mint Mobile plan. Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. DNA tests are a fun way to find out your genetic history, but they create far more problems than dragging family secrets and skeletons out of the closet. The lack of privacy, security, and questionable people being permitted to buy your most personal information all make DNA testing a shady industry. You might want to think twice before spitting into those tubes. Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii Sources: https://justpaste.it/a1avb Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Ali Z-B This episode was edited and mixed by: @GThomasCraig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey just really quick before we get into today's episode I wanted to let you know that I'm running a limited edition plush with makeshift and this time it's Casper.
0:09.0	So if you want to grab your own Casper Plush,
0:12.8	make sure you get him before he's gone.
0:13.9	There's only like 19 days left.
0:15.3	It is a limited run and he's not coming back.
0:17.2	Make sure you go to makeshift.com
0:18.9	slash products slash Casper-longboy-Plush or just click the link in the
0:23.7	link in the description box.
0:26.7	I'm like to a Neanderthal treat.
0:31.7	Caffeine consumption.
0:34.0	Commit to a healthier you, inspired by your genes, with more than 125 genetic reports at
0:39.4	23 and me.com. DNA test kits have a lot of benefits these days. Not only do you get to learn
0:47.3	about your family history and where you come from but you can also learn more
0:50.8	about genetic diseases that you might be more at risk for.
0:54.7	It helps consumers be aware and proactive about their health, and honestly, it's probably
0:59.4	cheaper to grab a 23 in Me kit than it is to get testing done through a health care provider.
1:04.8	For some, just spitting into those little test tubes has actually changed lives.
1:09.2	Larissa Buford, for example, never knew her father. Though her mother said that her dad had the last name Whitehead,
1:15.0	even when she eventually met the man,
1:17.0	they looked nothing alike.
1:18.0	A DNA test confirmed they weren't actually related,
1:21.0	leaving her without answers.
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