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23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Hope this isn't a repeated submission. Funny how they're trying to deflect blame after they tried to change the EULA post breach.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Given the sensitivity of the data in both cases they should have had mandatory 2fa set up. However, the other person is right, there's probably a ton of tech illiterate people using this and they likely saw better security as barriers to entry and making less money.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

some people just aren't that worried about sharing their dna info. Hell, I'd venture I'd give a actual sample to a good % of the population if they asked me in a sexy way.