Podcast: The DNA of 15 Million People Is For Sale
This week we start with the bankruptcy of commercial DNA company 23andMe, and what it means for its users’ genetic data. Probably not good things! After the break, Joseph and Jason explain what ‘Dogequest’ is, and how people allegedly vandalizing Tesla locations have been caught. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel tells us about some fake audio of JD Vance talking about Musk, and then we all chat about the crazy Signal group chat story.
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- DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy
- Did the FBI Seize My Vagina Cultures?
- ‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
- How Three Alleged Tesla Vandals Got Caught
- Viral Audio of JD Vance Badmouthing Elon Musk Is Fake, Just the Tip of the AI Iceberg
Related Knowledge Center: Digital privacy and data security
If you’re online, you’re generating a constant stream of information about yourself — sometimes voluntarily, sometimes unwittingly — that is assembled and used to craft your online experience. And generate wealth for data brokers. Meanwhile, designers and managers of the digital infrastructure on which the world depends are engaged in a never-ending effort to thwart attempts, by both criminal enterprises and state actors, to exploit vulnerabilities in those systems.
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