DNA testing giant 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 6.4 million customers in 2023.
The proposed class action settlement, filed Thursday in a San Francisco federal court and awaiting judicial approval, includes cash payments for affected customers, which will be distributed within ten days of final approval.
“23andMe believes the settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable,” the company said in a memorandum filed Friday.
$30M for 6.4M people - so minus legal fees they can expect about two dollars each? I thought these damages were supposed to be punitive?
and that’s reason #2 why i won’t get my dna tested.
To or anyone wondering, that’s about $4.69 per person
My mom told me she did this. I was so pissed. Can I sue her for violating my privacy?
Its so crazy how our society individualizes privacy, but when you give up your own privacy, usually you’re giving up someone else’s privacy.
This isn’t talked about and shamed enough. You willingly gave your phone to the border control agent? Thanks, now they have all my nudes that I sent you with trust, and they uploaded them to the Internet.
Is that all? Just the price of doing business for them :/