Court Approves $46 Million 23andMe Settlement For 2023 Data Breach Victims
THE SO WHAT
A $46M settlement for a single breach that hit roughly half of 23andMe’s users is a concrete price tag on mishandling sensitive data. If you’re training or deploying models on health, genomic, or identity data, treat legal exposure as a first-order cost center, not an afterthought.
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