Techcrunch blog!: 23andMe plays the blame game

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

So get this: You sign up for a program that requires you to give them personal information, your DNA and credit card information. All of that data is stored on the company's servers. Then hackers come in and steal that data. However, instead of beefing up security or helping victims, the company blames them for not updating their passwords. Lorenzo gets into all this and more surrounding the latest move by 23andMe to tell breach victims it's their fault this happened. Read more.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Copilot made its debut on iOS and Android. Aisha writes the launch was quiet but packed a loud punch. See why.

And check out my story on Diadem Capital, a scrappy startup matching startups with investors and lenders. Get your warm introduction here.

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On the pods

On today's Equity, TechCrunch reporter Morgan Sung spoke with Shruti Dwivedi, co-founder and CEO of health tech startup Duly, which was part of the TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Battlefield cohort.

Duly, a contraceptive care platform, is initially targeting the Indian market, one where Dwivedi says fewer than 15% of Indians have access to sexual education despite having quite a large population of people under 30. Find out how Duly aims to remove the stigma around sexual wellness. Listen here.