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23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Eezyville to c/cybersecurity

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They're blaming customers for not having good cybersecurity practices instead of themselves for not having good cybersecurity practices.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

While it's not the point 23andMe wants to make here, it is an absolutely horrible idea to allow a company to access, catalog and sell your DNA information. Shame they didn't touch on that point.