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23andMe agrees to pay $30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Three years of security monitoring.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25139395/23andme-settlement.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

reason #2 why i won’t do any DNA tests.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Assuming #1 is them selling your genetic information?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

yup

[–] Vertelleus 10 points 2 months ago

Slaps wrist "Now did you learn your lesson."

This type of negligence should bankrupt a company. A minor thing like this is "just the cost of doing business."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Hmmmm that works out to $4 per compromised user.

What shall I buy after losing my personal DNA code?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Aaaaand that's why I never used it. IDK if the beach included genetic data but I sure don't wanna risk it. It's too late for most stuff but at least my DNA is relatively private.