Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
  • tyler@programming.dev
    44·
    2 months ago

    Why isn’t it just deleted by default. A government that actually cared about its citizens wouldn’t let the data be sold off at all.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      2 months ago

      23 and me was set up for the specific purpose to sell your genetic data to pharmaceutical companies, glaxo Kline Smith was one of their clients.( It’s also the British company that Andrew witty worked for( CEO of UHG)

  • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
    312·
    2 months ago

    DNA companies: “Give us your DNA, and we’ll tell you where you come from!”

    Me looking at the family tree books on my shelf from both sides of my family.

    “NAH! I’m good”

    Fuck these DNA harvesting companies

    • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
      3·
      2 months ago

      This is a press release and not a news article though, it’s absolutely not their job or place to say what people in other states or countries should do, they don’t have any jurisdiction or official knowledge of processes or proceedings outside of their state

  • grue@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    I’ve refrained from using any of these genetic testing companies for obvious (to this community, at least) reasons, but I would like to know that information. Considering advances in technology, is DIYing it a reasonable thing yet?

  • ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish
    92·
    2 months ago

    I bought the kit through Amazon on sale. I used a fake name and a throw-away email address through a VPN when making the 23&me account and when accessing the results.