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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users (techcrunch.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users::Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.

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[–] bladerunnerspider 37 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Two days ago they sent an update to their TOS that they will require arbitration and to reply to their legal department to "opt out".

[–] Nurse_Robot 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I got the email from 23 and me about changing their terms of service as well (wordy for search engine optimization). I opted out of the change

[–] blazeknave 4 points 11 months ago

Thank you. Done.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Probably not legal, but if it doesn't get challenged...