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23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement
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this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2024
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This is gonna sound condescending but I promise it's coming from a place of genuine curiosity.
Who would stand to profit from leaked genetic information? Like, yes, it's bad that they didn't have that data better secured, but, like, what is anyone going to do with the knowledge that I'm 35% French?
Unless I'm completely missing the point and there was other information (card info. Addresses, etc) leaked?
Racists would pay quite a bit of money to be able to target certain ethnic groups.
The leaked data targeted primarily Ashkenazi Jews.
You mean europeans?