We knew this day was coming. I removed my data from them last year.
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Yes, and no. I made a big deal about it because articles get written on 23 about medical issues. By requiring my data to be removed they had to retract articles.
Well it doesn't hurt to try and remove your data. Good on you.
I just don't believe that any of the companies actually delete their crown jewels.
Data is not the new oil, it's the new alchemist's stone.
I usually take your stance. But, I'm a bitch that paid attention to a specific topic that if you look it up gets a family member. When I removed my data, I nagged them into the removed papers on the topic.
What about the data they sold to a 3rd/4th/5th… party before you removed data.
Previously you had to take that data to a 3rd party to get more precise information. Now they want to sell that to you. If I lived in a different state, I may not have done it. But, the state of Maryland os very anti privacy.
They may not be able to "provide" the data, but do you really believe that they just got rid of it? Im sure it still exists somewhere. To valuable not to. Like I said before, I almost did one for the wing family project, but my dad convinced me to throw it in the trash.
Prolly doesnt matter anyway, like I also mentioned before. They have been doing blood dots in most states for decades now. Been a while since we heard about them too, prolly means they got all that data without a fight.
Seems like it would be rather easy to corelate all that data with 23and me and the other sites like it. Including criminal dna testing. I doubt theres much hiding in the system.
They had to retract papers because I was mad I signed up when it was all inclusive, and now they nickle and dime you. I'm not participating in any questioner that require parent to view results these days. They've made it so most people won't help them anymore.