23andMe as a functioning company was a privacy disaster. 23andMe as a bankrupt, for sale company is a fucking nightmare

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DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy

There is no way to know what a buyer will want to do with the reams of genetic information it has collected. Customers, meanwhile, still have no wa...

New: Facial rec company Clearview spent $1 mil trying to buy a database of 390 million mugshots, SSNs, and arrest records. It seemingly got scammed, is now trying to get its money back. Great to have @npub1fjc4...8cx9 on 404 Media:

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Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database

Clearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states,...

We are testing Ghost's ActivityPub beta integration for 404 Media! We're really excited about the future of the decentralized internet, we're stoked that Ghost is leading the way, and we're proud to be one of its first adopters. You can follow us [@index](

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404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.

) Right now things seem pretty buggy but it's obviously very early. Looking forward to messing around with it and making the product better