It’s typical in software.
Comment on 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 7 months agoI find it hard to believe “not responding to an email” is consent. I mean they can write that in an email but there’s no way it would hold up in court.
blazeknave@lemmy.world 6 months ago
treefrog@lemm.ee 7 months ago
If the original contract has provisions for changing it in this manner then it might hold up in court.
What I’m curious about is if my brother’s DNA was stolen. Do I have the right to sue for negligent handling of data that’s as much his as mine?
TechAnon@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I would think so. IANAL but I’m sure there’s a ton of precedence for cases similar to this. HIPAA laws are very good for the people.
treefrog@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I hadn’t considered HIPAA. IANAL either but I have taken business law 101 as well as human services classes that both covered it.
If I remember right though, HIPAA isn’t a personal lawsuit. It’s the feds suing corporations for violations. I can’t like, personally sue the health industry for a violation (as far as I remember).