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The company's bankruptcy has spotlighted the vulnerability of private consumer genetic testing data.
Me, the DNA-testing firm that filed for bankruptcy protection in March, is under investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce over concerns related to the sale of its genetic data.
The US Justice Department said Thursday it may review a potential sale of 23andMe users’ genetic data for potential national ...
A group of House lawmakers launched a probe Thursday into 23andMe’s handling of customers’ sensitive data following the ...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties, argues that law enforcement use of ...
We've updated this story to clarify the California attorney general's advice for 23andMe users ... home DNA kit companies in the past. In a 2018 case, law enforcement used a combination of ...
As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March ... law enforcement could use genetic information in civil or criminal cases. This happened in 2018, when police ...
Though hospitals and health insurance companies have been through the Chapter 11 process, 23andMe's case could be a first, considering the massive amounts of biometric and genetic data involved.
Former Denver District Attorney urges customers of 23andMe to keep their data and share with law enforcement after concerns about data for millions of customers.
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whose own DNA in the 23andMe system helped police crack open a decades-old cold case. Two years ago, a San Diego detective called Vadurro. She and another family member who used 23andMe matched ...
In 2013, Laura Khalil logged in to 23andMe to submit a sample to the DNA testing service to learn more about her Middle Eastern heritage — unaware it would eventually change her life forever.