▲ 828 ▼ 23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) submitted 2 years ago by Eezyville@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 275 comments fedilink hide all child comments Hope this isn't a repeated submission. Funny how they're trying to deflect blame after they tried to change the EULA post breach.
[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) As if deleting your account deletes your data. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Surely they have a GDPR-compliant way to have your info removed. Right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They're an American company, and I'm not yet aware of any lawsuits setting the precedent of the GDPR applying to server infrastructure in the USA, which is outside the jurisdiction of the GDPR. So if they've copied your data to their American servers already (you can bet they have), it's there for good. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ignisnex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) UPDATE user_data SET deleted = 1 WHERE ID = you. Done. Data deleted. All gone forever. Definitely doesn't just hide it from the user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 1 point 2 years ago You should parameterize that query before Little Bobby enrolls. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Surely they have a GDPR-compliant way to have your info removed. Right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They're an American company, and I'm not yet aware of any lawsuits setting the precedent of the GDPR applying to server infrastructure in the USA, which is outside the jurisdiction of the GDPR. So if they've copied your data to their American servers already (you can bet they have), it's there for good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They're an American company, and I'm not yet aware of any lawsuits setting the precedent of the GDPR applying to server infrastructure in the USA, which is outside the jurisdiction of the GDPR. So if they've copied your data to their American servers already (you can bet they have), it's there for good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ignisnex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) UPDATE user_data SET deleted = 1 WHERE ID = you. Done. Data deleted. All gone forever. Definitely doesn't just hide it from the user. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 1 point 2 years ago You should parameterize that query before Little Bobby enrolls. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 1 point 2 years ago You should parameterize that query before Little Bobby enrolls. permalink fedilink source parent