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IBM Vows Not to Genetically Discriminate

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the my-levis-are-better-than-yours dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Today the New York Times is reporting that IBM announced the addition of genetic makeup (Genetic Registration Required) to its non-discrimination policy. It appears that IBM is the first company worldwide to do this. With congress considering genetic privacy legislation, and with projects like the National Geographic Genographic Project, are we nearing the time when we all need to worry about our genetic privacy?"

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  1. Re:however... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative
    Attaching this here anon 'cause I didn't see it elsewhere and it's pretty relevant.

    IBM hired it's first black employee in 1899, along with its first women employees. In 1944, IBM was the first corporation to support the United Negro College Fund. IBM began hiring women to work as professional systems service staff in 1935. Thomas J. Watson Sr. wrote: "Men and women will do the same kind of work for equal pay. They will have the same treatment, the same responsibilities and the same opportunities for advancement."

    Pretty damn progressive for the stereotypical big, uncaring megacorp.