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Perhaps, but it is primarily about allowing researchers to find healthy people with particular genes for their research (most commonly: they suspect a gene is involved in a disease, and while they have plenty of people with that disease and gene, they also need to look for people who have that gene and don't have the disease).


Right, that assertion did not intend on bad intentions of this research. Just pointing out that you can get a selection bias on open calls, as well.




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