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23andMe collected more than just genetic data.

85% of customers consented to research, providing billions of additional personal data points on health, habits, and personal traits.

And now that the company is going bankrupt, a judge ruled that it's allowed to sell that consumer data. https://buff.ly/XbhcwE8

23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem

If you were a 23andMe customer, your genetic and personal information could be used in civil or criminal cases, targeted advertising, medical discrimination and so much more.

The Conversation

Turdus Merula Apr 5

Sage Sharp Apr 5

I have obtained TSA pre-check with my correct gender marker on my passport!

The Clear employee who helped me was very nice, I got some queer / trans / non-binary vibes from them.

I got my passport before the anti-trans U.S. executive order. I knew the guidance from TSA is that my passport is valid until it expires, but I wasn't sure whether they would allow me to get TSA pre-check with it.

I hope this helps other trans folks. Please boost!

#Trans
#TransJoy
#TravelingWhileTrans

Turdus Merula Apr 5

Randahl Fink Apr 5

"She may have registered fake assistant jobs to steal EUR 4,800,000 from the EU via fictional salaries, but I agree with her politically, so just like Donald Trump she must not be held accountable!"

Turdus Merula Apr 5

Steven Rosenthal Apr 5

Fixed it for you, NY Times.

Turdus Merula Mar 9

Jeff Jarvis Mar 8

Amen. Trump has broken every norm. It is time for the good guys to break some norms and speak out. This is an emergency for the office they held and the nation they led.
What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/trump-former-presidents-criticism?CMP=share_btn_url

What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?

The silence from former occupants of the Oval Office has been deafening as the incumbent cuts a destructive path

The Guardian

Turdus Merula Mar 9

Jeff Jarvis Mar 9

From the Century, March 1896: an apt description of large language models from William James, I think:

Turdus Merula Mar 9

Jeff Jarvis Mar 9

My quinquennial (that is, routine) colonoscopy tomorrow. Hungry now. Starving soon. Dreading tonight. Tomorrow, you will no longer, at least temporarily, be able to say I'm full of shit.

Turdus Merula Feb 12

Bread and Circuses Feb 12

Scoff if you must — but it should be clear now that the hippies (including me) were right about everything.

☮️ Right about politics and war

🌿 Right about the environment

✊ Right about society

🎸 Right about the music

#Music #Politics #History #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange

Dig this, man ➡️ https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/opinion/columns/2019/08/16/the-truth-50-years-later/4446979007/

The truth 50 years later: The hippies were right

On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, a review of the hippie movement's initiatives designed to create a better world reveal this: They were right.

PhillyBurbs

Turdus Merula Feb 3

Bruno J. Navarro Feb 2

The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. None have responded to requests for comment from WIRED. Representatives from OPM, GSA, and DOGE did not respond to requests for comment. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

WIRED

Turdus Merula Jan 17

Ted Underwood Jan 16

Literally what is the point of having a billion dollars if it doesn't buy you the freedom to behave with self-respect? Seriously, what do you even get?

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jg7zvku4khzmvyjwbzv4lnly/post/3lfv3hzmkc22i

Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social)

It really is such masculine energy to blame things on a woman who no longer works at the company https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/stephen-miller-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.bIb0.BWyB-KWYxZ6u&smid=url-share

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