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We all knew this was going to happen honestly, but it makes me want to puke to think that it’s even legal.

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We all assumed it was already happening

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16 points

Class action incoming hopefully

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sorry honey, the contract has to be enforced

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20 points

looking like a real “you can’t unlick my asshole” situation here honestly

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They will pay a symbolic $23 million, 80% of which will go to the lawyers

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You need to have the research option enabled for your data to be included in this, iirc

*edit: but I agree with your sentiment. This shouldn’t even be an option they could pursue.

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No way. I’m certain their TOS covers this.

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It really sucks because it’s not just the data of the people who chose to participate in this, but also effectively all of of these people’s biological children.

I know that my idiot parents both did one of these things - it’s so frustrating.

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Sorry sweetie you can’t have low deductible health insurance because meemaw and peppep wanted to see what % Cherokee they were 50 years ago

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My siblings did it, so they effectively have mine

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12 points

I know damn well this will be used for one drop rule purposes in the future.

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23andMe&Billionaires

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We all knew this shit was coming. Big Pharma is cartoon villain shit.

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I honestly thought they were already doing this.

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They’ve been giving it to cops for a while. They’ll use the extended family to pin point their unknown person, so like if you have some third cousins that have gotten in, they’ll possibly be able to find you. If a parent has their information in, or both, well your family for a few generations will be fucked.

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im not a geneticist but knowing how much cops suck & misuse dna ‘evidence’, i can’t really imagine how knowing a suspect could be in the hundreds of an extended family actually be… they must be using it mostly to get around having to procure a warrant to test people’s dna

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