Can You Delete Your 23andMe Data? Yes, but It's Not That Easy. Here's How
A big data breach and deepening financial woes have sparked new concerns about the DNA testing company's ability to protect your personal data.
How to 'delete your DNA data' from 23andMe amid privacy breach and board resignations
Here's how to delete your sensitive information from 23andMe, especially as the company struggles to survive after numerous data breaches exposed a million customers
With 23andMe's Future Uncertain, Here's How You Can Delete Your Data and Protect Yourself
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 ...
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Delete Your 23andMe Data. Here’s How to Do It
Understandably, people want to delete their accounts and purge whatever data the company has on them. Unfortunately, 23andMe isn’t really going to delete all of your data. Oh, sure, you can delete your account.
Your 23andMe Private DNA Data Could Be At Risk—Here’s What You Should Know
Millions of users have used genetic testing to discover more about themselves. But you may want to consider deleting your data in light of one company's uncertain future.
How to protect your data after 23andMe leak
The popular ancestry and genetic testing company 23andMe faces an uncertain future. And officials say anyone who has an account or has used a kit should be concerned about information being leaked. A data breach last year led to the full resignation of the company's board.
23andMe data breach class-action lawsuit: What it entails and what to know about $30M settlement
In 2023, 23andMe had a data breach the exposed millions of people ancestry data. The lawsuit that followed, has reached a $30 ...
DNA Records of Millions of Americans Could Be Exposed Amid 23andMe Turmoil
A huge data breach followed by a plummeting valuation has stoked fears of a sale of 23andMe along with all of its customers' genetic data.
23andMe data breach settlement: Are you eligible for payout?
Ancestry company 23andMe agreed to settle a multi-million class action lawsuit that accused it of not protecting its users’ ...
23andMe’s $30M Settlement Paying Out Up To $10K To Customers Impacted By Data Breach
Following its 2023 data breach, a new $30 million settlement by 23andMe may offer victims up to $10,000 in compensation.
As 23andMe Struggles, Concerns Surface About Its Genetic Data
A plummet in the company’s valuation and a recent board resignation have raised questions about the future of genetic data ...
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What happens to your genetic data if 23andMe is sold? Here's what to know
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 ...
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Privacy Briefs: October 2024
Me agreed to pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing ...
Founder Anne Wojcicki races to rescue 23andMe
23andMe, named because of the number of chromosome pairs in human DNA, raised more than $1.1bn before its hotly awaited IPO ...
Customers raise concerns of 23andMe's handling of genetic information
Concerns have been raised about how 23andMe could potentially handle customer information due to the company’s uncertain ...