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23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Eezyville@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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They're blaming customers for not having good cybersecurity practices instead of themselves for not having good cybersecurity practices.

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[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

From a PSA stand point, 23andMe makes a really good point here.

From a Legal / Responsible Data Custodian perspective, it's the same collective responsibility bullshit that the oil industry likes to shit out about climate change.