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Bankrupt 23andMe Just Sold Off All Your DNA Data
(futurism.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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I didn't get the choice when my easily fooled parents decided it was a good idea.
We tried the 'delete your 23 and me data' but who the fuck knows if that works.
Now some corpos own my DNA probably.
Thanks mom.
People are too trusting
Degrading minds are very trustful. It's why telemarketers target retirement homes.
Wasn’t 23 and me already a corpo that owned it though