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87d90b24 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3e3ce96c @111841bb I cannot think of worse customer data to lose than this.
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Dragon-sided D | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @6a2035f3 @3e3ce96c @111841bb 
The ~4MB of private data you can never, ever change... not even with a good password manager and hours talking to customer support.

And once it's out there, it's out there.

And extended family will now have less privacy as well. In direct proportion to how closely they are related to you.

And many in that database are vulnerable people with diseases that submitted to 23&Me on the premise that science might help.

Damn. I hope they get restitution. LOTS.
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a1702962 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @ae1c89a6 @6a2035f3 @3e3ce96c 

yea i'm one of them. i used 23andMe back in 2011
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Dragon-sided D | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @111841bb @6a2035f3 @3e3ce96c 
Huh . I did a few seconds of searching just now.

1. If you have Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, be even more concerned: https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-credential-stuffing-data-stolen/

2. A class action lawsuit has been filed in CA. You might want to check on this https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/23andme-faces-class-action-lawsuit-california-2D11691043

3. OFC it's already for sale on the Darkweb https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2023-10-06/hackers-advertise-sale-of-23andme-data-on-leaked-data-forum