America’s genetic data is on the auction block — will Beijing buy it?

23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn • SC Daily Gazette

Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, has filed for bankruptcy. State attorneys general are urging concerned customers to delete their data, while experts warn that state and federal laws may not fully protect their privacy. (File photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is…

America’s genetic data is on the auction block — will Beijing buy it?

23andMe's bankruptcy could put millions of Americans' genomic profiles at risk of being sold to the Chinese Communist Party, who are using biotechnology to gain a strategic advantage in the global competition.

23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk, state AGs warn

Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, has filed for bankruptcy. State attorneys general are urging concerned customers to delete their data, while experts warn that state and federal laws may not fully protect their privacy. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, …

Tech Talk: What happens to your data when 23andMe sells it to the highest bidder?

23andMe helped 15 million users around the world answer the question we all share: Where did I come from?

Senators Urge DOJ, FTC to Protect Data 23andMe Bankruptcy

Tweet ~ Letter highlights importance of protecting Americans’ DNA and sensitive materials from adversaries in a potential sale ~  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to leadership at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing the need for the agencies…

UK user data must be protected during 23andMe bankruptcy, watchdog says

The Information Commissioner’s Office has said it will take action if it believe UK data protection law is not followed.The UK’s data protection ...