23andMe bankruptcy announcement sparks data security concerns

23andMe bankruptcy announcement sparks data security concerns

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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/03/24/23andme-bankruptcy-data-security-concerns-2/

The bankruptcy filing of 23andMe, a South San Francisco company that stores the genetic information of at least 15 million customers, has raised substantial concerns about consumer data security.

According to the company’s U.S. privacy statement, if 23andMe is involved in a “bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be accessed, sold or transferred as part of that transaction and this Privacy Statement will apply to your Personal Information as transferred to the new entity.”