Comment on 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
treefrog@lemm.ee 6 months agoIf 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).