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Title: 23andMe Says 15% of Customers Asked To Delete Their Genetic Data Since
Bankruptcy
Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/2...
Since filing for bankruptcy in March, 23andMe has received data deletion
requests from 1.9 million users -- around 15% of its customer base. That
number was revealed by 23andMe's interim chief executive Joseph Selsavage
during a House Oversight Committee hearing, during which lawmakers
scrutinized the company's sale following an earlier bankruptcy auction. "The
bankruptcy sparked concerns that the data of millions of Americans who used
23andMe could end up in the hands of an unscrupulous buyer, prompting
customers to ask the company to delete their data," adds TechCrunch. From the
report: Pharmaceutical giant Regeneron won the court-approved auction in May,
offering $256 million for 23andMe and its banks of customers' DNA and genetic
data. Regeneron said it would use the 23andMe data to aid the discovery of
new drugs, and committed to maintain 23andMe's privacy practices. Truly
deleting your personal genetic information from the DNA testing company is
easier said than done. But if you were a 23andMe customer and are interested,
MIT Technology Review outlines that steps you can take.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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