At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it’s working to verify the data.

  • BitingChaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    1 year ago

    You say that like it’s a negative thing.

    Some people actually want to know things and are curious about where they came from, what they’re made of, who their family is.

    Submitting your DNA can increase your knowledge. It sounds like you can’t believe people would seek knowledge.

    • hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social
      13·
      1 year ago

      I’d love to know all of that. I just don’t ever trust a private corporation to safeguard my highly personal and unique DNA information from:

      • a foreign scammer looking to make a buck
      • my government looking to close a case
      • a foreign government looking for kompromat
      • a health care company looking for reasons to deny coverage.

      It’s too easy for a company to skimp on staff and digital security and then say “we’re soooo sowwwy, have 3 months of identity fraud protection on us” if they find a breach.

    • InputZero
      6·
      1 year ago

      The point I think you could be missing is that the organizations which do this have been at best irresponsible, at worst negligent, in protecting customers personal information. There are obviously benefits to this a genetic record. Preserving a comprehensive genetic record for future generations to study is one. A database for law enforcement to use to solve very serious crimes like murder and rape. All that would be wonderful, but that information is already being misused and abused. Most people, myself included, don’t think these organizations will ever be responsible to their customers cause who the hell would believe that these days?