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23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
(techcrunch.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2023
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I find it hard to believe "not responding to an email" is consent. I mean they can write that in an email but there's no way they could hold you to that in court.
I would think so. IANAL but I'm sure there's a ton of precedence for cases similar to this. HIPAA laws are very good for the people.
It's typical in software.