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Damn, on Friday, the California DoJ Attorney General issued a warning to consumers about their data: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bon
by LarsDu88 2y ago
Damn, on Friday, the California DoJ Attorney General issued a warning to consumers about their data:
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bont...
This should've been a giveaway that the company was imminently going to go under.
- inetknght 2y agoRelated discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447421
- xyst 2y agoGiven such a late warning, is there any staff left to do the data deletion requests before it heads off into bankruptcy courts
- vesinisa 2y agoLooks like the company expects to remain operational during the bankruptcy/restructuring, so I would say yes.
- flockonus 2y agoEither way, for the company customers under this circumstance I'd absolutely recommend sending all possible means of requesting data deletion, at least there should be a paper trail that such thing was requested.
- dudus 2y agoJust requested my data deletion. Seems like it worked.
- noja 2y agoDoes a deletion request delete your data, or unlink it from you? Because they use shadow profiles.
- navigate8310 2y agoI always think of such mandates and laws assumes good faith from the company it is targeting which then leads to "trust me bro" vibes.
- hoc 2y agoGov sites issueing warnings about citizen data security seems a bit funny these days. Elon: "Comedy!"
- paulddraper 2y agoThe SEC filings were a giveaway > The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.