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As a California company the data is subject to the CCPA. You can download your data but more importantly you can request they delete it. I highly recommend that
by more_corn 2y ago
As a California company the data is subject to the CCPA. You can download your data but more importantly you can request they delete it.
I highly recommend that everyone do so.
I can think of no more sensitive biometric data than your dna.
- tombert 2y ago> I can think of no more sensitive biometric data than your dna. I dunno, is that actually true? You leave DNA everywhere don't you? If someone really wanted tombert's DNA, they'd just have to follow me onto the train and swab the poll I'm grabbing, or grab the cup I was sipping on at McDonald's, or any number of things that could lead to a number of cells containing my DNA in a state that could be collected being dropped.
- adamc 2y agoIf they know who you are, it's easy. If all they have is the DNA, that database will link it to you. They have caught several serial killers because close relatives were in DNA databases, which allowed honing in on a small number of living suspects.
- groby_b 2y agoYou do realize there's a difference between obsessing about tombert (or groby) vs hoovering up DNA at scale, right? Your insurance company probably won't follow you around personally, but if they can buy a bunch of DNA (yours included) for a few dollars/person and use that to strategically deny claims/increase costs, yeah, they'll sign up for that. The issue with digital data is almost never the individual targeting case. Cheap mass surveillance is the concern.
- newdee 2y agoHardly the same. Your day to day DNA “leavings” aren’t neatly packaged up and associated with your other PII like name, location, email address, etc in a stolen, searchable dataset.
- AyyEye 2y agoFollowing you probably costs more per hour than buying a whole country's DNA from a broker. And definitely costs more than a leaked dataset.