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Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

How to Delete Your 23andMe Data.

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How to Delete Your 23andMe Data.

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Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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How to Delete Your 23andMe Data
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This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you don't want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it.
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  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    Good luck with that. I filled out the paperwork last year to have mine deleted and never got confirmation. Now that they’re bankrupt, I doubt there’s anyone on staff who could handle it.

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    Oops, accidentally deleted my DNA instead and now I’m melting.

    • 6️⃣9️⃣4️⃣2️⃣0️⃣@lemmy.world
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      I have an extra chromosome. Do you want it?

      • steal_your_face@lemmy.ml
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        I’m down

        • 6️⃣9️⃣4️⃣2️⃣0️⃣@lemmy.world
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          I see what you did there.

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    deleted by creator

  • KnightontheSun@lemmy.world
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    I’ll be sure to tell the family members I don’t talk to anymore about this…ug.

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    The only way to win is to not play…

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    It asks for your birthday to delete/access your data, but I used a fake one when I signed up…

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      Giving them your genetic data was fine, but your birthday was too much?

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        I tried to hide my identity as much as possible when I made the account. This included using a pseudo-random email address, fake name, fake address, and (unfortunately) fake birthday, as all of those things could be used as foreign keys to try to match my identity

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          The real DNA negates a lot of that unfortunately. If any family member also used the service they can use that to triangulate your identity.

    • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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      Let this be a lesson to write down any fake data you enter into accounts.

      My keepass entries maintain all the fake form into for each account, makes it possible to move forward in instances just like this.

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      Try 1/1/1969.

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