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Journalist - cybersecurity/national security. Author of COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon. Speaker. Signal user

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    Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 14h14 hours ago

    Kim Zetter Retweeted Dr. Mixæl S Laufer

    No surprise here. I'm amazed by the really smart people I know who uploaded their DNA to 23&Me thinking it would never be used for any purpose other than the one they intended. Here's a good example of why you shouldn't.https://twitter.com/MichaelSLaufer/status/1081057982324961281 …

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    Dr. Mixæl S Laufer @MichaelSLaufer
    GSK is buying 23&Me. Here's how to delete your data. https://www.businessinsider.com/dna-testing-delete-your-data-23andme-ancestry-2018-7 …
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    14 replies . 230 retweets 261 likes
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      2. Mark Burnett 𓆈‏ @m8urnett 14h14 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        But what if GSK finds a disease I should know about?!

        1 reply . 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @m8urnett

        They'll surely contact you to market their drug for it.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @m8urnett

        And possibly let your insurance company know in the process that you have a condition that could affect your coverage

        0 replies . 1 retweet 11 likes
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      2. Daveeee‏ @ninjininji 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @hasherezade

        if 23&me was ever compromised, an attacker would gain the following information: DNA, physical address, mailing address, birth date, family history, email address, portal creds, IP address, name, DNA reports - combine that with Marriott and OPMpic.twitter.com/veToWh6vbR

        3 replies . 28 retweets 34 likes
      3. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @ninjininji @hasherezade

        You're assuming they haven't already been compromised. How long did it take for the OPM hack to go public?

        1 reply . 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Daveeee‏ @ninjininji 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @hasherezade

        I was trying to be kind

        1 reply . 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Aaron Grattafiori‏ @dyn___ 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @ninjininji @KimZetter @hasherezade

        You have been enrolled in one year of premium DNA anti-cloning protection.... But seriously, what's worse for a spy than their DNA? What's best for a spy... knowing someone has (or will have) specific medical ailments or be predisposed to a given pressure...

        1 reply . 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Aaron Grattafiori‏ @dyn___ 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @dyn___ @ninjininji and

        OPM data can be easily weaponized, but DNA not diamonds, are forever ;)

        0 replies . 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Steve Wilson‏ @stevendavidwils 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @IlvesToomas

        I was told at a technology conference by an IT executive at Blue Cross that 23 and me outsources the DNA sequencing to China because they can do it cheaper, and that the Chinese are storing our DNA for medical research, so actually GSK might be late here to this game.

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      1. Stefano Zanero‏Verified account @raistolo 3h3 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        Picture me shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

        0 replies . 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. C:\hristina  👩🏽‍💻‏Verified account @divinetechygirl 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        Reason 101 why I never did this 🤦🏽‍♀️

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      1. bob calhoun‏ @bob_calhoun 10h10 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @burritojustice

        What Facebook is doing to your data, 23andMe is doing to your genetic code.

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      1. Ridge Cook‏ @Ridge_Cook 14h14 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        Its a great business model. Get people to submit a DNS sample, and *pay you for it*, to know some nebulous information about ancestry. "40% Eastern European, 10% Northern Europe"; then sell the data to all comers. Big Pharm, Insurance Cos, police. Great.

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      1. Trish Shumack‏ @shumack_trish 2h2 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @Asher_Wolf

        These DNA testing companies not only have your own DNA but also a proportion of your siblings and children. This can be used against them in the future.

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      1. Tyler King‏ @TylerAKing 7h7 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        Yep. Just a few months ago I recall several researchers in various fields insisting that this exact outcome wouldn’t happen and that obviously abuses wouldn’t occur because labs never disregard protocols for profits. 🙄

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      2. Dillinger‏ @Dillinger65 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        I'm building an insurance website for a guy who's in the fed right now for insurance fraud. The whole business approach to this website is all telemarketing to anyone who has a non US residence. I have everything ready for all that data, like encryption...

        1 reply . 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Dillinger‏ @Dillinger65 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @Dillinger65 @KimZetter

        but it's on the host side and this is why this interest me is all.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. B‏ @iamb 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter

        have you confirmed this? can’t find any other reporting on it

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      1. Slow Learning‏ @t0ddpar0dy 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @KimZetter @hasherezade

        The apathy in those comments sadly seems the majority. If the market demand it the maker will allow it..

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