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

submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/legalnews@lemmy.zip

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Three years of security monitoring.

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

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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] draughtcyclist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Assuming #1 is them selling your genetic information?

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

yup

[–] c0smokram3r@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

Enjoy the ≈$4.30 check 💸

[–] Vertelleus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month 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."

[–] slickgoat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Hmmmm that works out to $4 per compromised user.

What shall I buy after losing my personal DNA code?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month 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.