Me collected information from survey questions about personal health and beyond, such as drinking habits and risk tolerance.

Last week, the genetics company filed for bankruptcy and will sell its trove of user-submitted DNA to the highest or best ...

"The sale of 23andMe could increase the database by millions of records that they didn't have access to before," Brown said. "The least sliver of DNA from a criminal could 100% help law enforcement." ...

But since 23andMe is not a medical provider it does not have to abide by standard privacy policies that must be followed at a doctor's office. Such services are "not regulated well," said Ayday.

Tom Holt with Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice advises users to delete their 23andMe data as the ...

The New Hampshire attorney general's office is reminding people of their rights after genetic testing company 23andMe announced it is filing for bankruptcy.

This presents a number of risks, according to privacy advocates interviewed by The Washington Post. 23andMe already suffered a data breach in 2023 in which hackers accessed the records of around 7 ...

Despite the bankruptcy filing, 23andMe assures that its data storage and protection protocols remain unchanged. However, privacy experts advise users to delete their data due to potential risks of ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, prompting people who’ve used the service and sent in DNA samples to be analyzed to wonder what will happen to their genetic data.