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While 23andMe's privacy policy indicates that consumer data could potentially be sold, the company assures that bankruptcy will not alter its data management and protection practices. However ...
Whether it’s a cyberattack, misinformation caused by AI, executive misbehavior, or a high-profile trial, crises are not a matter of “if” but “when.” And when they happen, leaders must step in and ...
The 23andMe collapse reveals deep flaws in how companies treat personal data—not as a sacred trust, but as a disposable asset ...
Millions of 23andMe customers are now facing that unsettling reality as the genetic testing company faces an uncertain future. The California-based company offers DNA self-testing kits for users ...
The US Justice Department said Thursday it may review a potential sale of 23andMe users’ genetic data for potential national ...
According to the company’s U.S. privacy statement, if 23andMe is involved in a “bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be accessed, sold or ...
Data hacks, a class action lawsuit, and leadership tension between Wojcicki and the board have left 23andMe's fate in the balance as it searches for a buyer. Many have expressed concern a takeover ...
Not only is safeguarding against hacks like the one in 2023 "hard for any company to do under bankruptcy proceedings," but new ownership of 23andMe could choose to use your data for "new purposes ...
Board chair Mark Jensen issued a company statement saying that 23andMe is “committed to continuing to safeguard customer data and being transparent about the management of user data going ...
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and cofounder and CEO Anne Wojcicki is out. Its business floundered after a data hack, lawsuit, and tumbling stock prices. Here is how to delete your 23andMe data.