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New York Attorney General Letitia James' office plans to warn 23andMe customers to delete their data from the site after the company announced Monday it is filing for bankruptcy and will seek a buyer.
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the purchase of what was once one of Silicon Valley’s shiniest stars by a blockchain upstart would be a total paradigm shift.
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The company's privacy policies say that the data could be sold to other firms.
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The New York attorney general's office plans to warn 23andMe customers to delete their data after the DNA testing company announced it will seek a buyer.
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Should you delete your 23AndMe data?
Genetic testing company 23AndMe found success generating ancestry reports for customers curious about their family's genetic history. But now that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, experts warn it might be in former users' best interests to delete their data from the service.
FTC raises privacy concerns over 23andMe bankruptcy and data sale risks
Officials including California Attorney General Rob Bonta had questioned what would happen to the genetic data collected by 23andMe.
FTC concerned about privacy protections in 23andMe bankruptcy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is concerned about the potential sale or transfer of Americans' personal information by 23andMe ancestry testing company which recently filed for bankruptcy, the agency's chairman said on Monday.
FTC watching 23andMe bankruptcy sale for impact on users’ genetic data
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's keeping an eye on 23andMe's bankruptcy proceeding and the company's planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data.
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23andMe bankruptcy sparks privacy concerns; Sen. Sanders urges deletion of genetic data
State Sen. James Sanders, who represents the 10th District in Queens, is urging all 23andMe customers to delete their genetic data following the company’s bankruptcy filing last week. The move comes amid concerns that the company’s extensive genetic database could potentially fall into the hands of an unknown third party.
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Your DNA Data Is on the Market: Court Allows 23andMe to Proceed With a Sale
Me says any buyer must comply with its consumer privacy policy, but there's no telling who will buy the company and the DNA data it's collected on 15 million people.
New York AG urges 23andMe users to delete accounts as bankruptcy fuels privacy concerns
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday urged 23andMe customers to delete their accounts and secure their data, days after the company filed for bankruptcy amid weak demand for its ancestry testing kits.
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Consumers urged to delete 23andMe data as bankruptcy sparks privacy concerns
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday urged 23andMe customers to secure their data in light of rising privacy concerns after the DNA testing firm filed for bankruptcy amid declining demand for its services. Uncertainty surrounding ...
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