23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
Me, a standard-bearer for the at-home health movement, announced on March 23 that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to ...
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23andMe Is Selling All Your Data, in Largest Sale of Genomes in History
As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of ...
Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA data gets sale nod as concerns linger
The genetic testing firm won permission from a judge to try to sell information about customers’ medical and ancestry-related ...
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
This means that not only does 23andMe possess the genetic data of 15 million people, but it also possesses almost a billion additional data points associated with this genetic information. This makes ...
23andMe Genetic Data Sale Will Hit 'Wild West' of Privacy Rules
The start of 23andMe Holding Co.'s closely watched bankruptcy proceedings offers customers a troubling reminder of their ...
How Oregonians can have their 23andMe data deleted before the company’s potential sale
The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, which went into effect last year, establishes data privacy requirements for businesses that ...
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23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
A 23andMe sale wouldn’t be the first time a genetic testing firm has sold itself in recent years; private equity firm Blackstone acquired Ancestry.com in 2020. But since genetic data doesn’t ...
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23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
23 AND ME SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE OPERATING AS USUAL AND MAINTAIN DATA PRIVACY PROTECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SALE PROCESS.. FREY SAYS HIS OFFICE WIL 23andMe, a standard-bearer for the at-home health ...
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FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm’s privacy promises for genetic data
Hackers stole ancestry data for 6.9 million 23andMe users ... This means that any bankruptcy-related sale or transfer involving 23andMe users' personal information and biological samples will ...
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Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA Data Gets Sale Nod as Concerns Linger
Under bankruptcy rules, any sale would need to bring ... by the looming auction of the sensitive data or complaints from shareholders about the months 23andMe spent trying to find a buyer before ...
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23andMe Files for Chapter 11: What's Next for Your Data?
Now the possibility of a sale supervised by a bankruptcy court has data privacy experts worried. From a financial standpoint, 23andMe's collection of millions of genetic samples and reports is ...