加利福尼亚州就2023年大规模数据泄露起诉23andMe
加利福尼亚州总检察长对基因检测公司23andMe提起诉讼，指控其未能保护用户隐私，导致2023年发生大规模数据泄露事件。该诉讼称，23andMe的安全措施不足，使黑客得以窃取数百万用户的基因数据，违反了加州消费者隐私法。这起案件可能为基因数据保护设立重要法律先例。
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