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Assignment:
1. Read Your Genetic Data Isn't Safe.
Watch Hacking Your DNA: The Big Business - and Risk - Of Home Tests
After reading through the article and watching the video, discuss whether or not you think it's ethical for genetic data companies (i.e., Ancestry, 23 and Me) to sell your data to pharmaceutical companies?
Before you make your decision, be sure to watch A Genome Hacker's Experience with the Privacy of Shared Data.
Be sure to include evidence (quotes, specific information, data, etc.) from the article and/or video to support your response.
2. Read: Discussion Background
Each of us has a "moral compass" - a set of moral beliefs we use to guide our choices in ethical situations. When we apply critical thinking to ethics, we can improve our moral compass and build a strong, ethical core to guide us. One tool to use is from your textbook is the Thinker's Guide to Moral Decision Making, which includes 9 strategies for making ethical decisions.
Answer all three parts of the initial prompt below
A. Identify one of the 9 strategies that stood out to you and explain why you feel it is important.
B. Provide an example of how you can include the strategy you identified in your life.
C. Why do you think so many employers seek employees with strong ethical reasoning abilities?