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by Igor_Wiwi 78 days ago
Reminds me of another story when 23andme sold dna data https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5451398/23andme-sale-ap...
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I remember warning everyone I knew that 23andme was about to go bankrupt and this would almost certainly mean all their data being sold to anyone they could.

I was dismissed. "The privacy policy doesn't allow it"

Peeps: privacy policies are not binding agreements, and even if they were, it always allows a corporation to sell your data.

Always.

No matter what it says today, because literally tomorrow they can change it to whatever they want.

Didn't this actually not happen at the end of the day?
this story is about 23andme selling dna data to 23andme
No, they are different entities. Having the same founder does not mean much in this context. You signed a contract with 23andme, not Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.