i deleted my data a month or two ago, am i safe?
this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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I hope I deleted my data just in time not to be (legally) included in this.
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They didn't.
Sweet summer child.
That's why I specified legally. Which, being American involved, I reckon still has very little meaning. I cannot undo mistakes I made 15 years ago. Stoically, I can only worry about how I can act in the present.
Hahahahahaha
This is probably a good time to remind ourselves of the time 23AndMe genetic data got hacked and most likely sold on the dark web. This data is all over the place at this point, and it affects not just the individuals who took the tests but also their relatives.
data protection is at risk of becoming an oxymoron
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