California has some of the strongest privacy laws in the country — and the only dedicated privacy agency — but 23andMe has ...

Unlike in states with weaker laws, the company is legally required in California to safeguard genetic privacy and delete ...

The direct-to-consumer DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, putting millions of customers' ...

Just months after it started trading on the Nasdaq in June 2021, the company was valued as high as $5.8 billion. As of Friday ...

The company filed for bankruptcy after financial challenges over the past few years and a massive data breach in 2023.

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing services carry considerable privacy risks, as the bankruptcy filing of Cailfornia-based ...

23andme says it owns the aggregated genetic data of its customers, meaning it can sell it to the highest bidder ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe’s bankruptcy has led to a new consumer privacy issue: what happens to the DNA of millions of ...

Would you trust a company with your most personal data — your DNA — if it was on the brink of collapse? Millions of 23andMe ...

There's always a chance the data doesn't get erased — but consumers should ask 23andMe to delete their information anyway, ...

California consumers can delete their genetic data and make other changes under the Genetic Information Privacy Act.

The bankruptcy of 23andMe highlights a lack of protections for genetic privacy in the U.S.