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Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA (www.bloomberg.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do I get a cut for my data?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure. As soon as you get a cut from all of your browsing data.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

How much will the hacker get for offloading the run of the mill data swipe backdoor full dump vs the filtered list?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I destroyed my sample as soon as they went public. No way they weren't gonna start selling your data.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve never understood paying this company to give them some of the most personal data you have.