None of these make the victims whole. The typical customer would rather pay $1000 to not have their private medical records stolen. Giving them just $165 or a few years of monitoring is insulting. What does that monitoring even achieve?
(disclosure: I am a member of the class, as is most of my family, no other affiliation)
Precedent is everything, the members of the class who drag down expectations for the rest of us are actively committing harm by denying a resolution to our collective claims. Solidarity is the sole responsibility of a class of people.
Individuals had responsibility when they made these decisions. It is on the courts to make the victims whole, despite the shenanigans around corporate liability limits.
EDIT: I legitimately think that if we _don't_ hold individuals accountable for these sorts of data breaches of the most sensitive data imaginable then there is no sense to legal systems.
EDIT2: Assuming Gemini has any semblance of accurate information, here are some individuals to consider beginning with:
- Anne Wojcicki (Co-Founder, Chair of the Board)
Estimated Net Worth: $150 Million - $270 Million (Note: Her net worth peaked significantly higher when 23andMe's valuation was high, but has been adjusted downward following the company's financial struggles and bankruptcy filing).
Other Known Affiliations: Co-founder and board member of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Former wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Estimated Net Worth: At least $1 Million (based on reported stock holdings as of late 2025).
Other Known Affiliations: Former CFO of WeWork Inc. and NCR Voyix Corp. Serves on the board of Cardlytics.
Estimated Net Worth: At least $18 Million (based on reported stock holdings in late 2025).
Other Known Affiliations: Former CFO of Cloudera Inc. and Ariba. Serves as a Director and Audit Committee Chair for Ansys, Inc.
Estimated Net Worth: At least $12.7 Million - $19.1 Million (Note: Public records show different individuals with similar names and varying net worths; this estimate is based on the director with experience as CFO of RedLeaf, Lattice Semiconductor, and ForeScout, who served as a Director for Lattice Semiconductor Corp and holds a significant position at American Resources Corp).
Other Known Affiliations: Previous Audit Committee Chair for companies like Lattice Semiconductor and ForeScout.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed, but as CEO of a major tech platform, his compensation is substantial.
Other Known Affiliations: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube.
Estimated Net Worth: $1.5 Billion - $2 Billion (primarily due to his role as a successful venture capitalist).
Other Known Affiliations: Partner at venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed; compensation for his director role was reported in 2024.
Other Known Affiliations: Co-founder and Managing Partner at Xfund.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed; compensation for his director role was reported in 2024.
Other Known Affiliations: President of Greatland Investment Group; former CFO and Executive Vice President of PG&E Corporation.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed; compensation for his director role was reported in 2024.
Other Known Affiliations: Former Chief Science Officer and Head of Research and Early Development at Genentech.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed; compensation for her director role was reported in 2024.
Other Known Affiliations: CEO of the California Health Care Foundation.
Estimated Net Worth: Not widely disclosed; compensation for her director role was reported in 2024.
Other Known Affiliations: President and CEO of the Morehouse School of Medicine.Can people sue Oprah?
Anyway, I never submitted the test. But I know for a fact that family has. It's really annoying to that others can make these sort of linked decisions for you - especially as we are now acutely aware that this type of data can, will and I'm sure is being used in ways that basically nobody would consent to.
If you send your DNA to a company in the mail you should assume everyone in the world will eventually be able to see it.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/10/23andme-resets-user-passwo...
The hack was yet another failure in a long list under the CEO: Failed execution on the drug development strategy, lying about growth, pushing out the cofounder, never making a profit, FDA warning letters, ditching its genealogy tools, screwing over investors, screwing over the board, and so on.
The company she bankrupted was about to be sold to Regeneron - probably the best option for everyone - when her "nonprofit" swooped in with a high bid.
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/anne-wojcicki-buy-23andme-b...
toomuchtodo•43m ago
DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300220 - June 2025 (1 comment)
23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38856412 - January 2024 (368 comments)