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cman6@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

You get a phone call from someone claiming to be from 23andme but they’re not…

Hi it’s Jim from 23andme. Just going through security with you. You did a test with us on the 5th Dec, your mother is X and your father is Y. Ok that confirms who I am. So as I said it’s Jim and in your results we see you have a genetic condition which means you will have early onset dementia. We offer a preventative treatment. Want to enrol in the trial? It’s $200.

Not the best example I admit but an example of how that data could be misused and you’ve just paid “Jim” $200

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