23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for US$30 million

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Genetics testing company accused of failing to protect privacy.

23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for US$30 million
23andMe will pay US$30 million ($44.7 million) and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach last year. The accord also ...

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