[trape]

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, leaving the fate of millions of people’s genetic information up in the air as the company deals with the legal and financial fallout of not properly protecting that genetic information in the first place. The filing shows how dangerous it is to provide your DNA directly to a large, for-profit commercial genetic database; 23andMe is now looking for a buyer to pull it out of bankruptcy. 23andMe said in court documents viewed by 404 Media that since hackers obtained personal data about seven million of its customers in October 2023, including, in some cases “health-related information based upon the user’s genetics,” it has faced “over 50 class action and state court lawsuits,” and that “approximately 35,000 claimants have initiated, filed, or threatened to commence arbitration claims against the company.” It is seeking bankruptcy protection in part to simplify the fallout of these legal cases, and because it believes it may not have money to pay for the potential damages associated with these cases. CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki announced she is leaving the company as part of this process. The company has the genetic data of more than 15 million customers.

[Mig21bis]

that's why you should never get a dna test in big 2025, you can't really trust these companies and be sure about the usethey are going to do with your very sensitive data. trust your parents and grand parents about what they are saying if you want to know more about ethnic background, really no need for a dna test

[slapscript]

I didn't think user data was part of the sale? But also reminds everyone that their data is valuable and should understand that before they start shipping their DNA all over the place.

[Miner21]

Why anyone submitted their DNA to any place like this is crazy to me. LE uses it and apparently it's not secure

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23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, leaving the fate of millions of people’s genetic information up in the air as the company deals with the legal and financial fallout of not properly protecting that genetic information in the first place. The filing shows how dangerous it is to provide your DNA directly to a large, for-profit commercial genetic database; 23andMe is now looking for a buyer to pull it out of bankruptcy. 23andMe said in court documents viewed by 404 Media that since hackers obtained personal data about seven million of its customers in October 2023, including, in some cases “health-related information based upon the user’s genetics,” it has faced “over 50 class action and state court lawsuits,” and that “approximately 35,000 claimants have initiated, filed, or threatened to commence arbitration claims against the company.” It is seeking bankruptcy protection in part to simplify the fallout of these legal cases, and because it believes it may not have money to pay for the potential damages associated with these cases. CEO and cofounder Anne Wojcicki announced she is leaving the company as part of this process. The company has the genetic data of more than 15 million customers.

I feel like the breach that they had ages ago marked their downfall. This data could really be used for some quite bad stuff, and there being 15 million is mental.

[OnFire]

out of all the evils tht could buy the data i would pick the ones who want to put it on blockchain...https://x.com/SeiNetwork/status/1905315732767817892

at least ppl could somewhat still own their data.... but who knows if it would work tht way

[Crockett]

Big mistake if you have taken a DNA test with these DNA testing firms.