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 [email protected] 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

  • NAK@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-repudiation

    Legally you have to be able to prove someone received a thing. It’s why you get served when you’re sued. An agent physically hands you the complaint (or whatever they’re called). If the papers were put in the mail the person being sued could say they never received them.

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      1 year ago

      Couldn’t the same be said about the TOS updates though? Would they not need to prove it was delivered?

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. That’s why an email saying you are losing your rights unless you opt out is invalid. You cant prove that i ever saw/received that email

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      1 year ago

      Can’t you trace an email and prove it was delivered? Even mail you sign for only proves you received it, not that you opened it.

      • NAK@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        No. You can confirm the server received it. That’s different from a user opening it and reading it