Whoever buys 23andMe should be required to keep customer data private, according to the US Federal Trade Commission. The FTC weighed in on 23andMe’s sale today, a week after the DNA testing company ...

DNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is ...

The company also addressed data concerns in an open letter to customers posted Sunday on ... problem in a legal system relying heavily on privacy policies to protect consumer data, while also ...

DNA and genetic testing firm 23andMe is in turmoil following a 2023 data breach and its ongoing financial decline. The ...

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...

a successor company that customers might not want to entrust with their genetic data,” the authors wrote, describing the issue as “a structural problem in a legal system relying heavily on privacy ...

But a new owner could still mean big changes in how user data is handled and what it’s used for. 23andMe has tried to reassure customers by pointing to its privacy policy, which currently states ...