The implications of this sale are significant, raising concerns over data privacy and the potential misuse of sensitive ...

A data breach and full board resignation have left 23andMe's future unclear. Here's what we know and how users can delete ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty For the last decade, 23andMe has been known worldwide for offering genetic testing, ancestry tracing and ...

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 ...

In 2008, Time magazine named genetic testing company 23andMe and its at-home DNA testing kit the Invention of the Year. Eventually, about 15 million people signed up for it. Sixteen years later ...

“But it’s not just a piece of paper, it’s kind of you.” Along with speaking to Trujillo, SFGATE dug into 23andMe’s privacy policy, to see what the company’s worried customers are facin ...

Things have gone downhill for 23andMe. After the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company launched in 2006, it appeared to be on a steady incline and a notable standout among Silicon Valley ...

As people grow increasingly concerned about data privacy, some are opting to download their DNA data from services like 23andMe before deciding to delete their accounts. This shift comes amid ...

Please contact us at plus@slate.com for help. How did 23andMe go from the peak of the double-helix to a death spiral? And if it goes, is all of the genetic data it collected at risk of leaking?

Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe. 23andMe is on the brink of a financial collapse. The company – founded in 2006 – is now considered ...

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The future of 23andMe is uncertain, and so is the fate of the data it has collected from millions of users. The direct-to ...