some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoDNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcywww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1473arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinelinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.onlineprivacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1469arrow-down1external-linkDNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcywww.404media.cosome_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinelinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.onlineprivacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squaredan@upvote.aucakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoThey’re a California-based company so under the CCPA they must delete your data upon request.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·3 months agoOr else what? What you gonna do to them after they shut down?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aucakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoThey’re likely going to be sold, not shut down. Whoever buys the company takes on the responsibility. If they actually shut down then it shouldn’t be an issue since they’d almost certainly erase everything.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·3 months agoWhy erase things when you can sell it off for parachute money?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aucakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean, either they sell it and the buyer has to comply with the law, or they don’t sell it.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah, I’m sure the under-the-table buyers will volunteer that information.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aucakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThey’re a public company and have shareholders… How would they sell it under-the-table?
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoDo you think the shareholders somehow have physical control of the data?
They’re a California-based company so under the CCPA they must delete your data upon request.
Or else what? What you gonna do to them after they shut down?
They’re likely going to be sold, not shut down. Whoever buys the company takes on the responsibility.
If they actually shut down then it shouldn’t be an issue since they’d almost certainly erase everything.
Why erase things when you can sell it off for parachute money?
I mean, either they sell it and the buyer has to comply with the law, or they don’t sell it.
Yeah, I’m sure the under-the-table buyers will volunteer that information.
They’re a public company and have shareholders… How would they sell it under-the-table?
Do you think the shareholders somehow have physical control of the data?