The 23andMe Canadian settlement ($3.25M for ~affected users) highlights a structural problem: the breach happened via credential stuffing combined with the DNA Relatives feature. One compromised account exposed family members who never reused a password.
Genetic data is uniquely non-revocable. You cannot change your genome like a password. And your DNA reveals information about your siblings, parents, and future kids too.
Settlement approved for Canadians 🇨🇦 affected by past 23andMe data breach.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/23andme-settlement-class-action-9.7145473
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Un règlement a été approuvé pour les Canadiens•iennes 🇨🇦 touchés•ées par une brèche de données passée de 23andMe
SF Gate: Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant ordered so many 23andMe kits, the company asked why. “A thread of emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant reveals that they once ordered so many DNA test kits from the Bay Area biotech company 23andMe that it prompted a representative to reach out and ask for more information about their intended use.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/06/sf-gate-jeffrey-epsteins-assistant-ordered-so-many-23andme-kits-the-company-asked-why/
SF Gate: Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant ordered so many 23andMe kits, the company asked why. “A thread of emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant reveals that they once ordered so many DN…
I think George Soros should buy #23andMe, and he should do nothing to dispel the inevitable right wing panic claiming he'll have DNA profiles on everyone who was arrested for January 6. The Iceholes will have a shit fit.
Also to keep Peter Thiel from doing it.
Your DNA is only worth $17 (23andMe)
Not only is Josh Johnson an amazing comedian, he is spot on about everything with 23andMe.
The bankruptcy of 23andMe was an inflection point for the direct-to-consumer genetics market. Although the privacy of consumer data has been highlighted by many as a concern, we discuss another key tension in this case: the corporate enclosure of scientific data that has considerable potential value for biomedical research and public health.
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