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

The DNA and Genetic Test Firm 23antme 2023 is in confusion after a violation of information and its sustainable financial landing. Once advanced giant is now facing an indefinite future As bankrupt on the company23And the strengthening of concerns about the fact that 15 million customers can take place.

The best known for the saliva-based test sets, which presented an idea of ​​a person’s genetic ancestor, after 99% of the $ 99% in the early 2021 summit in early 2021 saw more than 99%.

The lack of profit, 23Andme’s use and increase in the increase in the growth of subscription services caused the consumer interest. The company was paved by a Large Months Long Data Violation Hackers saw about 7 million users steal their father’s information during 2023. Company Agreed in September to pay $ 30 million to resolve a claim related to a violation.

A week less than a week, 23antme founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki for the company, “he considered the seizure of a third party,” he said. Wojcicki quickly returned the expression, instead said The company is scheduled to accept personal. However, it was damaged and all the company’s independent board members resigned immediately.

After the issuance of bankruptcy protection in March 2024, the company’s assets will be sold through the court, including large banks of DNA data. Wojcicki also resigned from the company.

Where does these millions of people leave genetic information?

23Andme was mainly closed with its own rules

As proved by 2023 information violation, the hackers collect a ton of information about the genetic trends and fathers’ reports of users.

If you are one of many millions of millions sending your saliva to the 23s, you can assume that this information will remain private as part of the law as the health insurance transport and accountability law. HIPAA, as it is known, determines the standards to protect sensitive health information without disclosure without a person’s knowledge or consent.

However, 23AndMe is not a company under HIPAA. Thus, 23Andme is only related to its own privacy policy that can change at any time.

Techcrunch said that Techcrunch said that the company believes that this traditional healthcare industry is more eligible and transparent model for the information we managed.

The lack of federal regulation and the absence of the confusion of the state privacy laws resulted in 23And, the information of millions of Americans in the table. The company’s confidentiality policy says the individual information of customers can be “acquired or transferred to bankruptcy, combination, reconstruction or sale,” he says.

The presence of an asset that can be sold in customer information has also been determined by Wojcicki. Reported to investors 23AndMe will no longer continue expensive drug development programs, and instead, pay attention to the extensive database of customer information to pharmaceutical companies and researchers.

23AndMe protects that the privacy policy of data in sales will not change. These policies never say that the company will never share users’ data with insurance companies or with law enforcement agencies. The last one went to the third party DNA companies for genetic information, but 23Antme has so far resisted all law enforcement inquiries of such information so far. To a long-lasting transparency report.

23Andme’s potential buyers may have completely different views on the company’s potential trove. Digital Rights Group Privacy lawyers have an electronic border fund 23Andme already called to resist a sale Search for criminal proofs by police, anyone who has related to law enforcement agencies, genetic information of customers.

“The terms of our Privacy policy will be sold to our customers to apply our customers to the individual information of our customers and be agreed with customers, new conditions and statements to apply information, and after receiving information in accordance with new conditions.

Actively delete your account

Now 23Andme encountered 23Andme calls to move to move to protect customers from being sold.

California Prosecutor General Rob Bonta, a statement in a statement of 23antme, applied for bankruptcy in a statement Request to delete genetic data under state law.

Meredith Whittaker said the encrypted messaging application signal ending up to the end A post on x: “It’s not just you. Someone in your family gave to DNA [23andMe]For all of you, now close your account. “

EFI Director of CyberCurity Eva Galperin also warned users to take action. “If you have a 23ANDME account, today is a good day to request your login and data deletion,” X in x.

23AndMe is relatively easy to demand your data deletion.

23And Log in to your account and go Settings > Account data > Delete your account. 23Andme will offer you to confirm your decision by noting your account, notifying your account, stating your account is constant and irreversible.

There is an important warning. 23And as noted in the privacy policy, the account deletion “Subject to retention requirements and certain exceptions, which can continue some information for a certain period of time.

For example, 23antme, the limited information on your genetic information, date of birth, but not limited, not limited, your account will not be limited to your account deletion request, request or complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints and complaints. “

Similarly, if you have agreed to share your data to 23Andme for research purposes, you can return this consent, but there is no way to delete this information. Killed TechCrunch, 23Andme says 80% of the customer agreed to participate in the research program of about 12 million people.

Originally published on October 19, 2024 and has been updated since today.