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23andMe Has Filed for Bankruptcy: 'Get Your Data out of There'
23andMe, the company whose mail-in self-testing kits became synonymous with DNA testing, is filing for bankruptcy . Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded 23andMe in 2006, is stepping down as CEO as the company tries to find a buyer amid slowing sales four years after going public.
Genetic testing service ’23andMe’ files for bankruptcy
With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy in March, many users have started to question the safety of their private information.
Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy
Three congressmen on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to the genetic testing company 23andMe on Thursday, asking the company questions about its data privacy policies.
Congress has questions about 23andMe bankruptcy
The leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce said they are investigating how 23andMe’s bankruptcy might affect customers’ data. Representatives Brett Guthrie, Gus Bilirakis, and Gary Palmer (all Republicans) sent a letter Thursday to the genetic testing company’s interim CEO Joe Selsavage asking a number of questions about how 23andMe will handle customer
Congress Is Investigating 23andMe’s Handling of Personal Data
The troubled genomics company has been in a downward spiral ever since it suffered an unfortunate data breach in 2023. The company has since endured a maelstrom of conflict and controversy, including layoffs,
Feds may want a say in 23andMe bankruptcy court sale of genetic data
The company's bankruptcy has spotlighted the vulnerability of private consumer genetic testing data. From the San Francisco Business Times. Citing "national security" concerns, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that any sale of genetic test maker 23andMe could be subject to federal review.
23andMe Files for Bankruptcy. What Happens to My DNA Records?
Ancestry site's database holds genetic information of over 15 million people, but the company's bankruptcy has made its ...
23andMe files for bankruptcy as CEO steps down
Once valued at $6 billion, executives have yet to find a bidder for the $50 million gene testing company that has never turned a profit.
23andMe Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy—CEO Anne Wojcicki Exits
Wojcicki said she intends to become an outside bidder to acquire the company’s assets after her earlier efforts to take 23andMe private failed.
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect. The company will now attempt to sell ...
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23andMe files for bankruptcy and will try to find a buyer
Alain Sherter is a senior managing editor with CBS News. He covers business, economics, money and workplace issues for CBS MoneyWatch. 23andMe, a formerly high-flying genetic testing company ...
23andMe files for bankruptcy, putting its hoard of personal health information at risk
23andme says it owns the aggregated genetic data of its customers, meaning it can sell it to the highest bidder ...
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries up
Me on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after struggling with weak demand for its ancestry testing kits and a 2023 data ...
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Major plant-based food brand files for bankruptcy after ending business deal
Atlantic Natural Foods LLC, which produces plant-based brands such as Loma Linda, Chik'n, Tuno, neat, Kaffree Roma and Modern ...
23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki resigns
San Francisco-based 23andMe announced on Sunday that it will look to sell ‘substantially all of its assets’ through a court-approved reorganization plan ...
23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, CEO steps down
On Sunday, March 23, 23andMe Holding Co. announced it started voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the U.S.
Lawmakers launch investigation into 23AndMe after bankruptcy
A group of House lawmakers launched a probe on Thursday into 23andMe’s handling of customers’ sensitive data following the ...