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Bankrupt 23andMe Just Sold Off All Your DNA Data (futurism.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Regeneron is to pay $256 million in cash to acquire "substantially all" of 23andMe's assets, including its massive biobank of around 15 million customer genetic samples and data.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hardly. It stated that you could request to have the sample destroyed and your data removed. it's also been revised multiple times. You read the contract, no?

You read the privacy policy & ToS fine print of every product, service, software you use? And every revision. Even when it's not broadcasted? The contract / "informed consent" model is totally broken. You really want to build your stance on these issue around the claim it's a reasonable system anyone can and should have to navigate?