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A government-approved Covid testing firm is being investigated by the UK’s data privacy watchdog after it emerged that it plans to sell customers’ DNA to third parties.

The company’s “Research programme information sheet” reveals it keeps hold of data including “Biological samples and the DNA obtained from such samples”.

“Because we are testing our customers for a potentially serious condition, protecting that data is paramount.”

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