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States sue to block the sale of genetic data collected by DNA testing company 23andMe
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe in an effort to block ...
Texas AG challenges 23andMe bankruptcy over genetic data.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to protect Texans' genetic data with action filed this week in ongoing 23andMe ...
23andMe Customers Did Not Expect Their DNA Data Would Be Sold, Lawsuit Claims
The genetic-testing company, which collected DNA data from users, is for sale in bankruptcy court. Now, 27 states and the ...
23andMe Co-Founder Wins Auction for Genetic Data
The co-founder of bankrupt genetic analysis company 23andMe won an auction for the firm’s assets, agreeing, along with a ...
Lawsuit seeks to secure ownership rights for 23andMe customers’ data
Virtually all of this personal information is immutable. If stolen or misused, it cannot be changed or replaced’ ...
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23andMe leaders grilled on genetic data risks by federal lawmakers
The future of the genetic data owned by 23andMe is uncertain as the company undergoes a court-supervised sale.
Will 23andMe sell your DNA data? Pennsylvania’s attorney general joins a lawsuit to prevent that.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a lawsuit filed by 27 states and the District of Columbia to prevent 23andMe, a popular DNA testing company that helps determine ancestry ...
23andMe’s DNA Data Soars in Value With New $305 Million Bid
Bankrupt genetic analysis company 23andMe will hold a second auction for its cache of DNA data with an opening bid of $305 ...
23andMe Under Fire as Customers Demand DNA Deletion Amid Bankruptcy and Privacy Fears
A growing number of 23andMe users are distancing themselves from the once-popular genetic testing company, as mounting ...