Comment on 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But hear me out, I have no control over my cousin or aunt or some random relative getting one of these tests and now this shitty company has a pretty good idea what a large chunk of my DNA looks like. If people from both sides of my family do it they have an even better idea what my genetic profile looks like. That’s not my fault, I never consented to it, and it doesn’t seem ok.

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  • oce@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I also know about 99.9% of your DNA.

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    • lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sorry, I thought it was obvious that we’re talking about the part that varies by individual humans…

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      • oce@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It was, just being a smartass.

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• Buffaloaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  If your credit card information gets stolen because someone stole it from a website you bought something off of, is that your fault?

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I can change my credit card. I can’t change my dna. This wasn’t even for any medical reasons. 23andme is just a vanity service.

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    • Buffaloaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And what of the money lost? Should the credit card company say “well you’re an idiot that gave sensitive information to some company, we’re not going to help you?” It’s still victim blaming.

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      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        In reality, yes. If the data breach because users were reusing passwords, then they are partially at fault. If someone gets rear ended by a drunk driver and their injuries could have been limited by by wearing a seatbelt, then yes. They are partially at fault for it. People who don’t wear their seatbelts are the same types that reuse passwords. They don’t think it will happen to them and take their luck up to that point for granted.

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    • Case@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have a relative who did it.

      But they are super into genealogy.

      At this point, to go deeper, they would need to learn a new language and travel half way across the world.

      I was not consulted before this was done. I would have cautioned against it.

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  • spacesatan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Bad analogy. The only people who had their information exposed are people who reused passwords and people who decided to make their info semi-public. It’s more like deciding to tell all your cousins and 2nd cousins your credit card info and one of them leaked it.

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    • asret@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And then trying to hold the card issuer liable rather than your cousin…

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• JIMMERZ@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Absolutely; and this is another example in a long list which should serve as a lesson for people to not share their personal data with any company if possible. Yet, I feel that lesson will never be learned.

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• JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is such a fucking braindead, victim blaming take.

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They became a victim the moment they gave their data to that company. Why is anyone that works at 23andme more trust worthy then rando hackers? They aren’t obligated to any HIPPA laws.

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