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23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data 

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2024-10-19

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Carly Page

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23andMe suffered a major 2023 breach that exposed ancestry and genetic information for millions of users; now facing bankruptcy, its customer DNA database may be treated as a saleable asset, raising serious privacy risks and prompting calls for users to request deletion despite retention and consent exceptions in the company’s policies.

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