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United Express Flight 3411 incident

Not sure if this is the article that I will stick with through the end.... it was kind of a popular news piece two years ago.. but should be something I could possibly find loopholes in.

I will be looking around and thinking of some different ideas or topics, but for now this one is something I am definitely interested in researching through in terms of business ethics.

So, after doing some research I think I am going to switch my article. The only research I could find that was pertinent was already on wiki... figures..... I wanted to focus a lot on stock market decreases, social media, consumer behavior, and industry behavior. Not much, if anything that I could find that would be a worthy add to this article without being opinionated. In the meantime I will think of something new.

MyHeritage

I decided I am going to contribute to this article instead. My Heritage DNA had a security breach scandal in which over 92 million people's information was leaked. This is similar to the Ashley Madison case that we had worked on in class last semester. There is a section under this wiki article that is titled Security Incidents which is what I want to focus on primarily. There is not that much information and I can contribute a lot to it. There are laws, regulations, etc that go into security breaches and the section does not cover what happened in full detail. There are consequences that could happen when DNA information is leaked and there are protections against some of those consequences but not all.

The final article I have chosen to edit is MyHeritage DNA. MyHeritage

More precisely, I am going to look further and contribute additional information to their data breach scandal. In the article, it is addressed under the subheading SECURITY INCIDENTS. The article does not fully address what went on, and why. It certainly fails to talk about the neutral implications that this security breach could have caused on several factors such as personal lives and business ethics. There are laws that go into this as well, especially since this is a DNA kit and DNA is something that must be kept private from others similar to a social security number.

To make it easier for the person who will be revising this, I have copied the section of the article I will be picking at below. Whatever you see that is bolded are my additions.

Week 4: Evaluate an Article Exercise

Relevancy of Information The article is relevant when it is talking about what Heritage DNA is used for and how it serves its purpose. However, in the section I am editing there is not enough information to adequately cover what the security breach entailed or how it affects people.

Information Out of Date/ Missing Information The information is not out of date but there is a lot of missing information considering that there is no additional information other than just stating that there was a security breach.  Improvements to be made I can add more about what happened in the security breach and what the causes and effects of the breach are.  Neutrality of Article The article is neutral and so is the section I am working on.

Over-represented/Underrepresented Information The section I am working on is underrepresented which is why I am fixing it. Other than that, the page is fully represented with a lot of information.  Working Links and Relevancy of Source to Article The links work well and are all relevant to the article.

Reliable Sources and Neutrality of Sources The sources used so far in the article seem to all be neutral and fair.

Security incidents

In June 2018, it was announced that MyHeritage experienced a security breach that leaked the data of over 92 million users. According to the company, the breach occurred on October 26, 2017. The leak allowed for the users' email addresses and hashed passwords to be compromised. MyHeritage stated that information about family trees, DNA profiles and credit card information are stored on a separate system and were not part of the leak. The company notified customers on the day it discovered the breach and implemented two-factor authentication with support for Text or App Authenticator as a response. In February 2019 the leak appeared in multiple dark web sites for sale, that made the subject broader in scope from previous information, along with this several another websites that were compromised surfaced in the same dark web marketplace. With a security breach, the privacy and safety of consumers could be potentially put at risk. '''Hackers usually try to steal genetic information to hold for ransom. This information could be potentially sold to insurance companies, financial institutions, or other types of underground communities that could in some way benefit from having this type of information about their consumers. For example, if you are prone to a certain disease that has been revealed by your DNA testing kit, perhaps a loan will not be given to you because it will be inferred that you will not live long enough or have the quality of life to pay it back. According to the Federal Trade Commission, one of the best ways to stay safe from a potential data leakage would be to do your research and choose a website that will be the most private when it comes to your personal information. If you ever have any privacy concerns that about a DNA testing kit or company, you could always let the FTC know of your suspicions in order to ensure your safety as well as the safety of thousands of other consumers.''' https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/12/dna-test-kits-consider-privacy-implications

'''According to the United States Library of Medicine, the Federal government rules against using genetic discrimination in the workplace or for insurance purposes. The federal law is called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and is designed to protect people from this form of discrimination. This law has been put into place because many DNA tests can identify if a person has some type of genetic disorder. It would be unlawful to reject someone from having a job or from purchasing or obtaining health insurance after seeing that they have a genetic disorder. Although consumers are protected under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act for healthcare and employment, they are not fully protected for other factors, such as loans, life insurance, long-term care insurance, etc.''' https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination

References

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ blog/2017/12/dna-test-kits-consider-privacy-implications

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/testing/discrimination