How the 23andMe case is exemplary of the risks of mishandled privacy in an era in which authoritarian regimes partnering with tech oligarchs is becoming the new normal
I don’t think the data breach liabilities meaningfully contributed to 23andme’s bankruptcy. More like cherry on top.
Furthermore, the economics of the situation point more towards bad security constituting negative externality (and negligible cost of doing business).
Therefore your argument becomes solely an ethical one, and I don’t see how it would prevail, in real life, against economic incentives.
I don’t think the data breach liabilities meaningfully contributed to 23andme’s bankruptcy. More like cherry on top.
Furthermore, the economics of the situation point more towards bad security constituting negative externality (and negligible cost of doing business).
Therefore your argument becomes solely an ethical one, and I don’t see how it would prevail, in real life, against economic incentives.