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DNA testing firm 23andMe users need to delete their data, experts say, after it filed for bankruptcy in the US. The company had suffered a major breach in 2023 that exposed the data of some 7 million customers

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😔600+ healthcare data breaches exposed over 40 MILLION patient records last year. 💸The average cost of a healthcare data breach is $10.1 MILLION! 💔Protect your patients! Knowledge is power.💪 The "CYBERSECURITY DICTIONARY For Everyone" is on Amazon 🛒

Owulo Jonah1 year ago

Privacy and security should never be an afterthought. For those affected, now is the time to take control of your data and safeguard your personal information. Lessons learned the hard way can still pave the path to a safer digital future. Stay informed, stay protected. 🔒💙

Ellen/SeaSandII1 year ago

We tried to warn you not to do this. Does it really matter what % of whatever ethnicity you are? Your DNA is your personal identity.

Alva1 year ago

23andMe's bankruptcy spells trouble for 15M+ users. Genetic data at risk of mishandling or sale if acquired by another entity. 🧬 🔍 Keep tabs on 23andMe's data policy updates 🗑️ Consider deleting your account 👀 Know your data rights Stay vigilant—your genetic blueprint isn't just another data point. For deeper insights:

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NEW: CA Attorney General Rob Bonta is urgently telling 23andMe customers to delete their data as the company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bonta is urging customers to “take control and request that a company delete their genetic data.” “California has robust privacy laws that allow consumers to take control and request that a company delete their genetic data,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Given 23andMe’s reported financial distress, I remind Californians to consider invoking their rights and directing 23andMe to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company.” 23andMe has over 15 million customers. During the 2022 Aspen Security Forum, Colorado Congressman Jason Crow raised privacy concerns about 23andMe.

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Nate Johnson, a U.S. Treasury Department policy advisor has exposed that 23andMe has been secretly sharing customer data with nearly every country. He claims a hidden clause in their contract allows them to hand over user information to shareholders—all of whom are pharmaceutical companies owned by Russia and China. California's Attorney General has urged customers to delete their data as 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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🚨WSJ is reporting that 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy — and that its “virtually unprecedented repository of human genetic information could be sold in bankruptcy proceedings.” So I would go and DELETE your DNA data right now, unless you want to see clones of you!! 😬

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