Millions of people’s DNA up for sale as 23andMe goes bankrupt
Millions of people’s DNA up for sale as 23andMe goes bankrupt
www.telegraph.co.uk Millions of people’s DNA up for sale as 23andMe goes bankrupt
Customers urged to consider deleting their data after genetic testing company collapses
The company, which has tested more than 15m people’s genetic makeup using post-in saliva kits, including more than 250,000 in the UK, announced that it had entered US bankruptcy protection in an attempt to sell the company.
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The company said: “Any buyer will be required to comply with applicable law with respect to the treatment of customer data.”
And let's hold them to that. There's no way a release of someone's DNA isn't a violation of the GDPR, the CCPA, or something similar. And I'd expect it'd also be protected under various health regulation related laws too.