You have been working for about six months at a new but fast-growing company that provides DNA testing services. The name of the company is Who Am I? She has already done some quick Google research and found three items you need to read to get started:
With our service providers, as necessary for them to provide their services to us.
With qualified research collaborators, only if you provide your explicit consent.
Who Am I? will not sell, lease, or rent your individual-level information to a third party for research purposes without your explicit consent.
We will not share your data with any public databases.
We will not provide any person’s data to an insurance company or employer.
Write a memorandum , From , Subject Line, Date that is broken up into four parts:
Summarize the privacy concerns raised if Who Am I? provides customer DNA information about their customers to the FBI.
Do you believe a greater societal need outweighs or does not outweigh the privacy concerns? Explain your position.
Does the company Privacy Statement cover this situation? If not, what steps could Who Am I? take before making the customer DNA information available to the FBI?
What risks does the company face if they decide to provide the customer information to the FBI without making any changes to the Privacy Statement or informing customers?
