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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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

submitted 1 day 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] 7 points 1 day ago

Lol no regulation needed huh

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

AS soon as the data is secured, enprison the buyers

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Realistically, what could a company do with the data? I can see how it could be dangerous in the hands of a nation state if someone is a politician. But otherwise, besides the gross privacy violation, im not sure I see what real harm will come of this.