Personal genetics testing company 23andMe is reversing its plans to make a major change to its privacy settings, Vox reports. It was recently reported that the company was planning to alter its user settings in a way that would give people less control over the results genetic tests would reveal about them. While it used to employ an opt-in system that would allow 23andMe to reveal close DNA relatives, it planned to change that to automatically opt new customers into the system. However, the company has since decided to reverse that decision as well as hire a chief privacy officer as a result of some backlash over the proposed changes. In a blog post last week, IAPP President and CEO Trevor Hughes, CIPP, discussed the privacy implications of such genetic work, even when consent is given.
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