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DNA and genetic testing firm 23andMe is in turmoil following a 2023 data breach and its ongoing financial decline. The ...
Me collected information from survey questions about personal health and beyond, such as drinking habits and risk tolerance.
The company saw its DNA data as an engine that would revolutionize drug discovery and medical care, but it never found a sustainable business model.
Since its 2006 founding, 23andMe’s (the “Company”) service of collecting, analyzing, and reporting customers’ genetic ...
When you set up your 23andMe account, you’re given the option either to have your saliva sample securely destroyed or to have ...
Me’s debacle should be a major wake-up call, reminding policymakers and all of us of the risks of giving access to our ...
As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of that data.
Following the firm’s bankruptcy, researchers hope that they will still be able to access the valuable data set even if it is ...
Currently, when 23andMe sells genetic data to other research companies ... "When you're in bankruptcy, data privacy values ...
While the market initially believed in the value of 23andMe's business ... This means that not only does 23andMe possess the genetic data of 15 million people, but it also possesses almost a ...