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The Latest Breaking News from 23andMe

Genetic data is another asset to be exploited – beware who has yours

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

The Guardian - UK

23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem

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…

The Conversation

These are the people interested in buying 23andMe

A genomics company, a crypto foundation, and the former CEO are all looking at this treasure trove of genetic data.

Fortune

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23andMe users panic-delete their data after ancestry company goes up for sale

‘I don't know who could get their hands on what,’ 23andMe user Laura Khalil said after the company announced it is looking for a buyer

The Independent UK

23andMe Stock Is Surging After a Bankruptcy Judge Cleared Genetics Business Sale. Here’s Why You Need to Stay Far Away From ME Shares.

ME stock is surging after its bankruptcy filing, but should you buy the hype?

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What users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing

23andMe, one of the first companies to provide direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy. Since its founding in 2006, it has sold over 12 million DNA kits, with high-profile users including Oprah Winfrey and Warren Buffett.

The Conversation

Who wants to buy your DNA from 23andme?

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

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23andMe says it won permission from a judge to sell customers’ medical and ancestry data. Here’s how to delete yours

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.

Fortune

23AndMe Goes Bankrupt, Netizens Are Concerned What’s Going To Happen To All Of Their Data

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.

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With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy, what happens to consumers’ genetic data?

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.

The Conversation

As a geneticist, I will not mourn 23andMe and its jumble of useless health information

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

The Guardian - UK

Why I'm Not Deleting My 23andMe Genetic Data

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

Reason

Delete personal 23andMe data, privacy experts urge users

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

The Independent UK

The trust problem with 23andMe

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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.

Kiplinger

How to Delete Your 23andMe Data

23andMe is pursuing a sale after filing for bankruptcy, leading many customers to look into deleting their data from the company.

Evening Standard

Doctor ‘stabbed by fellow surgeon’ felt intestines bulging out, trial told

Graeme Perks told a court he has no recollection of seeing a crowbar before he was knifed in the abdomen by an intruder outside his home.

The Guardian - US

From spit to bankruptcy: the rise and fall of 23andMe

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Meet the CFO tasked with cleaning up the huge mess at bankrupt 23andMe

The genetic-testing company's CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned.

The Guardian - US

Opt out: what to do with your 23andMe account after company filed bankruptcy

The genetic testing firm filed for bankruptcy after a major data breach. Here’s how to protect your DNA privacy

Latin Times

23andMe Users Rush to Delete Data as Company Files for Bankruptcy: 'A Bit Too Late for That'

As DNA testing company 23andMe heads to bankruptcy court, users are scrambling to delete their data amid privacy concerns, but some say it's already too late.

Fortune

23andMe users are being urged to delete their data. Here's how to do it

The biotech company once valued at $6 billion had started voluntary bankruptcy proceedings and CEO Anne Wojcicki had resigned.

Fortune

From $6 billion unicorn to bankrupt cautionary tale: The story of 23andMe

DNA testing company 23andMe was a white-hot Silicon Valley startup for years, and Anne Wojcicki was a celebrity CEO. But after going public, investors lost faith in the DNA testing company.

The Independent UK

How to delete your 23andMe personal data and genetic sample as company files for bankruptcy

Experts are warning users to delete their 23andMe data as soon as possible

International Business Times

Genetic Testing Firm 23andMe Files For Bankruptcy

Pioneering US genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer two years after hackers gained access to millions of profiles. 23andMe, which sells a mail-back saliva test to determine ancestry or certain health-related genetic traits for less than $200, said late Sunday that it…

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