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Thomas πŸ”­βœ¨ (@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io) 23andMe just sent out an email trying to trick customers into accepting a TOS change that will prevent you from suing them after they literally lost your genome (hachyderm.io)
submitted 11 months ago by PoseidonsWake@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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23andMe just sent out an email trying to trick customers into accepting a TOS change that will prevent you from suing them after they literally lost your genome ro thieves.

Do what it says in the email and email arbitrationoptout@23andme.com that you do not agree with the new terms of service and opt out of arbitration.

If you have an account with them, do this right now.

Here’s an email template for what to write: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94164861

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[–] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 24 points 11 months ago (3 children)

One of the typical arguments is selling ancestry history to insurance companies, effectively handing them health data which could lead to up-pricing or rejections for customers with bad health history.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

That's 23andMe's end game anyways

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

That is a whole different can of worms and should be illegal as well

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

But at least the second one isn't allowed anymore. I'm not sure if the ACA addresses the first point.