MyDNArights

An information resource about your DNA and genetic information, including your right to privacy whether it is used by police, consumer tests or genetic research

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The genetic-testing company, which collected DNA data from users, is for sale in bankruptcy court. Now, 27 states and the District of Columbia oppose selling the data without express consent.

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WATCH: Following a joint Canada-U.K. investigation, British authorities have fined 23andMe more than $4.2 million CAD for failing to protect the sensitive genetic data of millions of users, including more than 300,000 Canadians, in a major 2023 cyberattack.

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Court Requires California to Clear Its Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime

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Why are users of 23andMe being urged to delete their data?

Genetic testing company’s bankruptcy proceedings could result in auction of the genetic data of 15 million users.

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How to delete your DNA data from 23andMe

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"the toughest regulations are no protection when companies are hacked, which is exactly what happened to 23andMe last year."

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23andMe’s Bankruptcy Puts 15 Million Users’ DNA Info on Auction Block

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Silicon Valley genetics testing company has never made a profit and wants a sale

"The company has been facing doubts over its business model, disputes with investors and growing concern over who owns its vast database."

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"On Friday, the Attorney General in 23andMe's home state of California issued a consumer alert advising customers to delete their data from the site given the company's "reported financial distress"

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Every person’s privacy, security and civil rights are implicated by this program.

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"As the once-promising genetic testing company flounders – losing 98% of its $6bn value, all its independent board members, nearly half its staff – many of its 15 million customers are scrambling to delete their DNA data from the company’s archives."

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"Personal data of nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- was exposed in the data breach. If you were one of these victims, you could be in-line for a big payout."

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"A DNA-testing firm appears to have ceased trading - without telling its customers what has happened to the highly sensitive data they shared with it."

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‘Race science’ group say they accessed sensitive UK health data

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How to delete your DNA data from 23andMe

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Did You Give Your DNA To 23andMe? Here’s Why You Might Regret It Soon

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"...the promise of personal genetics hasn’t panned out for the average person. “Genetics was supposed to be this thing that unlocked all this information and cured disease. It ended up being way more complicated than that,”

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Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?

The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of the company’s test tubes should be concerned

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23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?

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"sales have dropped off, a research collab w/ GSK concluded last yr, & a recent data breach impacted nearly 7 million customers, which led to a rush of lawsuits & a $30 million settlement. Once valued at $3.5 billion...[it] now hovers below $200 million" https://t.co/Usemfpb0Uj