No one could have predicted this. /s

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      True, but there have zero incentive to honor such requests. If anything, they have incentive to ignore them, since it’ll just take time, effort and money that they don’t have with no resulting benefit.

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          No, you’re putting words in my mouth.

          I’m not telling anyone not to bother; I’m outlining how pitiful the state of things.

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        They’re a California-based company so under the CCPA they must delete your data upon request.

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            They’re likely going to be sold, not shut down. Whoever buys the company takes on the responsibility.

            If they actually shut down then it shouldn’t be an issue since they’d almost certainly erase everything.

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                I mean, either they sell it and the buyer has to comply with the law, or they don’t sell it.

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                    They’re a public company and have shareholders… How would they sell it under-the-table?

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        True, but there have zero incentive to honor such requests

        Pretty sure 23andMe is based in California, don’t Cali laws legally require them to delete the data when requested?

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          And what exactly are the repercussions? They go bankrupt, shut down, and now there’s nobody to see any consequences.