Every single member of the board just resigned from DNA tester 23andMe \ stacker news ~tech

Every single member of the board just resigned from DNA tester 23andMe archive.is/m8mPp

I regret that I once did 23andMe. It was a huge, permanent privacy mistake that I made when I was hardly an adult. Still, it's really enjoyable to see the unseen, and lacking in familial tightness, it grants insight that I wouldn't have otherwise.

I remember hearing about them SPACing, but I didn't think they were having so much trouble. Rightfully, I think consumers have become distrustful of platforms. I don't think it's because they're distrustful of people, but distrustful that companies are sovereigns. More than ever, trusting a company requires trusting the state, and more than ever, the state is outwardly untrustworthy.

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 2h

That’s pretty wild to see a whole board go… I have always wanted to try one of the companies but at the end of the day they seem to have huge issues. There is a project in the DeSci space that I have kept an eye on. Give my medical history getting genetically tested would be a good idea and this company specializes in doing the test and somehow putting into into a vault where only you have access.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @orangecheckemail_isthereany 4h

I was a hair's width from getting mine analyzed by them but ended up not bothering or postponing it until I forgot about it. I've come around to the point of view of being happy about that. I didn't then worry about the privacy implications and other potentially undesirable possibilities that have come in view since then. I'm also reminded of this: During my teenage years I was one of these techno-optimist types fascinated and enthused about transhumanism. I still see the positive potential but there's some seriously next level totalitarian potential there also which I spent hardly any time thinking about during these years. This additional lens on the technological developments have dampened my enthusiasm for them somewhat. I no longer wholeheartedly support the stuff without reservations.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 3h

If you add spaces between your paragraphs your writing will be easier to read.

This:

I was a hair's width from getting mine analyzed by them but ended up not bothering or postponing it until I forgot about it.

I've come around to the point of view of being happy about that.

I didn't then worry about the privacy implications and other potentially undesirable possibilities that have come in view since then.

I'm also reminded of this:
During my teenage years I was one of these techno-optimist types fascinated and enthused about transhumanism.

I still see the positive potential but there's some seriously next level totalitarian potential there also which I spent hardly any time thinking about during these years.

This additional lens on the technological developments have dampened my enthusiasm for them somewhat. I no longer wholeheartedly support the stuff without reservations.

Becomes:

I was a hair's width from getting mine analyzed by them but ended up not bothering or postponing it until I forgot about it.

I've come around to the point of view of being happy about that.

I didn't then worry about the privacy implications and other potentially undesirable possibilities that have come in view since then.

I'm also reminded of this: During my teenage years I was one of these techno-optimist types fascinated and enthused about transhumanism.

I still see the positive potential but there's some seriously next level totalitarian potential there also which I spent hardly any time thinking about during these years.

This additional lens on the technological developments have dampened my enthusiasm for them somewhat. I no longer wholeheartedly support the stuff without reservations.

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 5h

More than ever, trusting a company requires trusting the state, and more than ever, the state is outwardly untrustworthy.

So true. The state is too corrupt to be trusted and so are its admirers.

But here I wanna ask did you get any benefit by the testing done. In this part of the world, we are commonly too hesitant traditionally of such tests and I don't know any company for this.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 5h

Yes, their marketing is pretty accurate. They surface ancestry and genetic variants correlating them with research on disease and performance.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 1h

Never done any of those DNA testers. While it is interesting, I don't think it is worth a company having my DNA.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @mayitorose97 1h

Nowadays there are few private things or trustworthy states.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 5h

Yeah... Having your DNA on file, I just feel that will eventually get sold. Once they go bankrupt, everything is sold to the highest bidder. I dont think her idea of going private is a bad one. They have a lot of data, it will be crucial that they are able to protect it. Just a bit worrying about their cyber security and everything.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bature_ 4h

Hmm, indeed..."More than ever, trusting a company requires trusting the state, and more than ever, the state is outwardly untrustworthy."

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jbschirtzinger 5h

So you didn't guard your DNA. Pretty fundamental thing to guard. Of course, people get fooled all the time.