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So as soon as a company gets hacked once, all of their security measures get recategorized as security theater?

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> So as soon as a company gets hacked once, all of their security measures get recategorized as security theater?

Failing to secure user data and then overcompensate on user side is a security theatre. It's like having complicated lock on a cardboard box.

You are failing to understand my point. Companies get hacked all the time, no matter how competent their security practices.

One hack does not imply cardboard box. A history of hacks or bad security practices does, and it’s not clear yet that applies to 23andMe.

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> So as soon as a company gets hacked once, all of their security measures get recategorized as security theater?

Failing to secure user data and then overcompensate on user side is a security theatre. It's like having complicated lock on a cardboard box.

You are failing to understand my point. Companies get hacked all the time, no matter how competent their security practices.

One hack does not imply cardboard box. A history of hacks or bad security practices does, and it’s not clear yet that applies to 23andMe.

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