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Thomas 🔭✨ (@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io) 23andMe just sent out an email trying to trick customers into accepting a TOS change that will prevent you from suing them after they literally lost your genome (hachyderm.io)

submitted 11 months ago by PoseidonsWake@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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23andMe just sent out an email trying to trick customers into accepting a TOS change that will prevent you from suing them after they literally lost your genome ro thieves.

Do what it says in the email and email arbitrationoptout@23andme.com that you do not agree with the new terms of service and opt out of arbitration.

If you have an account with them, do this right now.

Here’s an email template for what to write: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94164861

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[-] tty5@lemmy.world 226 points 11 months ago

I don't see how an email that has no proof of delivery (could have ended in spam for example) would be legally binding.

Accepting a ToS update simply by virtue of no action is also questionable unless provisions permitting that were in the ToS you've accepted and even then it would not work in the European Union, because that's listed in the forbidden clauses registry.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not, and TOS are not legally binding either

By viewing this post, you agree to gift 50% of all after tax future earnings to PersnickityPenguin. Additionally, your entire Steam Library of games is hereby under sole ownership of PersnickityPenguin. All games and/or steam account login and password must be provided to PersnickityPenguin.

Failure to transfer all financial and virtual property within (30) days is considered a breach of contract. Each incident of a breach of contract will result in a $500,000 penalty per incident. Viewer agrees to these terms of service. Any dispute or breach of contract will result in additional legal fees to be paid by the viewer entering into this contract pursuant to paragraph (A).

[-] gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

damn. I lost. Give me your bank details to send you your money.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Ok, check your PM

[-] gohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

lmao after seeing your name I can't believe it was you all the time

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Hmm, let's see... social security number 000-00-0002 (damn, Roosevelt).

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