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Incredibly unconvincing

The arguments boil down to "we're all fucked so letting 23&me fuck us more is no big deal"

> ...this is only a problem because of our disastrous insurance-based, for-profit healthcare system in the U.S.

That is the reality for the subjects of the USA. So it is a problem

>...far more concerned about all the data that various companies are hoovering up about you based on your online activity

No. I take active measures against sneaky surveillance (my browsers cannot be tracked as far as I can tell) and I use my real name lots of places. I am in control. If my siblings, parents, children submit "their" private data to these evil data horders, I am not in control

Deleting your, and yours, data from 23&me will be closing the stable door, I am unconvinced that these sorts of people will actually delete anything (they will remove it from your view and control) but it has performative value

Delete the data!



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