But truly deleting your personal genetic information from the DNA testing company is easier said than done. This story was originally published in October 2024. In March 2025, 23andMe filed for ...

23andMe has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which means a new company could acquire its genetic database. DNA data is particularly sensitive, and bad actors can use it to carry ...

23andMe, a genetic-testing and ancestry-tracing company, collects the most personal kind of data from its customers: their DNA. Now, after a data breach in late 2023 and a full board resignation, the ...

23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared ...

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday. The company says no changes will be made to how it stores, manages or protects customer data up until the sale of its assets is finalized. 23andMe ...

When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data? The genetic testing company 23andMe, best known for allowing ...

If you’ve ever used 23andMe to learn more about your genetics and ancestry, now may be the time to delete your data. The company, which grew rapidly in the 2010s by offering DNA-based ancestry and ...

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...

INDIA - Sept. 16, 2024: In this photo illustration, a 23andMe logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background. (Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) In ...

23andMe has capped off a challenging few years by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Given the uncertainty around the future of the DNA testing company and what will happen to all of the genetic ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe, once a Silicon Valley darling valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Sunday as it prepares for a sale of the business. CEO Anne Wojcicki ...