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Genealogy site MyHeritage says 92 million user accounts compromised

Post by Doka » 06-05-2018 02:00 PM

This is the"Fashionable" thing to do these days. Without a thought of what "Else" you signed up, willing , your DNA for. The payment for "bragging rights" may not be what you expected :shock:



Genealogy site MyHeritage says 92 million user accounts compromised


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The security breach underscores growing concerns about the privacy of data submitted to genealogy platforms. Last month, news that investigators tracked down their suspect in the case of the Golden State Killer sparked worry about the privacy of genetic data shared with commercial sites such as MyHeritage.

Other genealogy sites, such as 23andMe, have security systems similar to the one apparently used by MyHeritage. Last year, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki told Recode that the company keeps genetic information “totally separate” from information that could be used to identify a user, such as email addresses.

A study published in 2017 found that genetic testing sites could be vulnerable to computer hacks that expose personal genetic information.

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Re: Genealogy site MyHeritage says 92 million user accounts compromised

Post by kbot » 06-06-2018 05:55 AM

It's a risk with any site Doka - was watching a segment on Facebook yesterday and the speaker was elaborating on how subscribers who don't take the time to read the fine print, give blanket authorization to Facebook to share not only their data, but also all the data of their "friends". Nice touch...... Not only online, through a PC, laptop or tablet, but Facebook also has a separate phone app that, as the speaker described it, is a direct pipeline to Facebook's databases, and has a separate set of rules for this app's use, which people most likely, do not read, and since the rules and terms for using this app, as opposed to the "regular" Facebook link, carries it's own risks.

This is nothing, wait till AI ramps-up.........
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Post by Riddick » 06-06-2018 10:31 AM

kbot wrote: 06-06-2018 05:55 AM This is nothing, wait till AI ramps-up.........
Speaking of which...
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Re: Genealogy site MyHeritage says 92 million user accounts compromised

Post by kbot » 06-06-2018 10:41 AM

Leave it to MIT to "go there"........... Although AI might be developed with altruistic intent, we al know by now that if there is a way for something like this to go bad, it inevitably will.....

Thanks for the nightmare Riddick
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Re: Genealogy site MyHeritage says 92 million user accounts compromised

Post by Doka » 06-06-2018 11:41 AM

Absolutely every thing we get the "perks" of is figured out how to weaponize first, then we, the people, get to utilize it. The cost of progress. AI/Robots are only as good as the "Human Programmer". If you know where you are, you know you are going to get a "mixed bag" of results. This ain't heaven, folks. :D
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