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IMO the problem is that even if you have the best most secure alphanumericpunctuated leetspeak 20 character password, your data was still compromised if your th
by Rebelgecko 3y ago
IMO the problem is that even if you have the best most secure alphanumericpunctuated leetspeak 20 character password, your data was still compromised if your third cousin once removed had "hunter2" as their password.
It's like Cambridge Analytica- each compromised account let them dump data for hundreds to thousands of people
- ziddoap 3y ago>your data was still compromised if your third cousin once removed had "hunter2" as their password. And you opted-in to share your DNA data. But yes, the entire business model of 23andMe makes me uncomfortable. But it's a bit removed from the password security stuff I wanted to focus on, especially as the password security stuff is applicable to any type of service.
- Rebelgecko 3y agoNowadays it's an opt-in feature. In the past, 23AndMe actually opted people into the "DNA relatives" feature by default!