News

Ancestry site's database holds genetic information of over 15 million people, but the company's bankruptcy has made its ...
23andMe, the company whose mail-in self-testing kits became synonymous with DNA testing, is filing for bankruptcy . Anne ...
There’s a lot you can figure out with DNA.” said Sean Salemink, a 23andMe user out of Iowa City. Originally born ...
23andme says it owns the aggregated genetic data of its customers, meaning it can sell it to the highest bidder ...
Genetics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and its CEO is stepping down, leaving many users concerned about the future of their data.
Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model.
As 23andMe files bankruptcy to facilitate the company's sale, some worry whether customers' genetic data will stay secure without Congressional help.
The bankrupty of the genetic testing firm has implications for consumers' private information, says BC Law's Shelly Simana ...
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 ...
In the wake of this breach, 23andMe faced a costly lawsuit, which was settled in September. Shortly thereafter, the company announced layoffs affecting 40% of its workforce, a move that underscored ...
The states are asking the court to appoint an independent consumer privacy ombudsman and a security examiner, to help inform ...
The company said it will look to sell “substantially all of its assets” through a court-approved reorganization plan.