Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
  • tyler@programming.dev
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    23 days ago

    Why isn’t it just deleted by default. A government that actually cared about its citizens wouldn’t let the data be sold off at all.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
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      22 days ago

      23 and me was set up for the specific purpose to sell your genetic data to pharmaceutical companies, glaxo Kline Smith was one of their clients.( It’s also the British company that Andrew witty worked for( CEO of UHG)

  • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
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    23 days ago

    DNA companies: “Give us your DNA, and we’ll tell you where you come from!”

    Me looking at the family tree books on my shelf from both sides of my family.

    “NAH! I’m good”

    Fuck these DNA harvesting companies

    • easily3667@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      23 days ago

      I mean that’s pretty weird in and of itself. If you showed me those I would think “this guy is in a cult” and try to escape asap.

      But agreed on fuck 23 and me.

      • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
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        23 days ago

        Why is knowing where I come from and having an educated family that wants to keep a record considered a cult?

        • easily3667@lemmus.orgEnglish
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          23 days ago

          I don’t know why you are inserting a new phrase “having an educated family” into the conversation but I decline to engage in whatever you’re attempting to do there.

          On the actual topic, I associate excessive caring about bloodline with negative things, historically speaking. It has suddenly become important again but in a bad way. The groups that seem to care the most are cults.

          • cheeseharlot@kbin.earth
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            22 days ago

            It’s weird to be obsessed with your family’s racial origins. It’s not weird to want to know and pass down the stories of your specific family.