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23andMe's DNA trove sale renews genetic privacy fears
Original: Consumer DNA databases expose your relatives too, even ones who never sent a sample. 23andMe was breached in 2023, then
23andMe suffered a major data breach in 2023, filed for bankruptcy in 2025, and is now moving to sell its database of roughly 15 million customers' genetic data as an asset. Privacy advocates are warning that consumer DNA databases expose not just customers but their relatives who never submitted samples, and urging people to download a copy of their data and delete their genetic information from the service.
Why now: The bankruptcy sale of a vast genetic database has raised fresh concerns about who could end up controlling sensitive DNA data of millions, including relatives who never consented.
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