California has some of the strongest privacy laws in the country — and the only dedicated privacy agency — but 23andMe has revealed the limits of legislation when the worst happens, with even the ...

Shares in genetic testing firm 23andMe dropped Monday after the company declared bankruptcy and California reminded consumers ...

Unlike in states with weaker laws, the company is legally required in California to safeguard genetic privacy and delete people’s information upon request as it navigates bankruptcy filings. Those ...

The South San Francisco-based company has publicly reported it is in “financial distress” and stated in recent securities ...

Three congressmen on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to the genetic testing company 23andMe on ...

23andMe exploded into the mainstream with its at-home DNA testing kits that gave customers insight into their family ...

DNA testing company 23andMe announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 23. Customers send vials of their ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy is probing 23andMe, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, to ensure the company does not sell ...

The 23andMe collapse reveals deep flaws in how companies treat personal data—not as a sacred trust, but as a disposable asset ...

Since its 2006 founding, 23andMe’s (the “Company”) service of collecting, analyzing, and reporting customers’ genetic ...

So no wonder the company’s bankruptcy has set off such alarms — and highlighted the weakness of the privacy laws in many ...

Attorney general Russell Coleman issued a consumer alert to Kentuckians to protect their genetic data. 23andMe collects and ...