Montana passes Genetic Information Privacy Act, continues to lead US in privacy protection

Montana has passed the Genetic Information Privacy Act with a number of broad definitions that provides wide protections for state residents, according to EFF.

The new law defines data to include genotypic and phenotypic information as well as "self-reported health information," going beyond raw sequence data. It defines "genetic testing" to include the "interpretation of a consumer's genetic data," going beyond the lab work to extract DNA.

It also establishes notice, use, and consent requirements for companies processing consumer …

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