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California Governor Signs Legislation To Expand Genetic Privacy Protections After Last Year's Veto
12 October 2021
Covington & Burling
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On Wednesday, October 6th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act,
which expands genetic privacy protections for consumers in
California, including those interacting with direct-to-consumer
("DTC") genetic testing companies. In a recent
Inside Privacy blog post, our colleagues discussed SB 41 and the
growing patchwork of state genetic privacy laws across the United
States. Read the post here.
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