The Latest Breaking News from 23andMe

The bankruptcy of genealogy company 23andMe has resulted in a fire sale of millions of people’s genetic information – and there’s no shortage of eager buyers with questionable motives

As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread. A few days after, a U.S. judge ruled that the company could sell…

23andMe’s bankruptcy is an “untested and unaccounted” frontier for handling our most sensitive biological data

The company says that during bankruptcy, its security precautions concerning genetic data will remain the same, but its privacy policy says these measures can change at will.

People are worried what will happen with data 23andMe collected after they announced they filled for bankruptcy. The post 23AndMe Goes Bankrupt, Netizens Are Concerned What’s Going To Happen To All Of Their Data first appeared on Bored Panda.

The announcement that 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy and has put its genetic genealogy database up for sale has sent its customers into a bit of a privacy tizzy. On March 21, California Attorney General Bob Bonta issued a consumer alert with detailed instructions about how to delete one’s data.

Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwax, says academic and author Adam Rutherford

And you shouldn't be panicked into doing it either.

The genetics company announced this week it was filing for bankruptcy and looking for a buyer to take over the firm.