California has some of the strongest privacy laws in the country — and the only dedicated privacy agency — but 23andMe has ...

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

Shares in genetic testing firm 23andMe dropped Monday after the company declared bankruptcy and California reminded consumers of their right to have their data deleted.

The direct-to-consumer DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, putting millions of customers' ...

The Associated Press This March 25, 2025 photo shows a 23andMe saliva collection kit in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Barbara ...

“California has robust privacy laws that allow consumers to take control and request that a company delete their genetic data,” Bonta said in a statement Friday. “Given 23andMe’s ...

These are the latest challenges for the California-based company, founded in 2006, which dramatically cut its workforce last ...

23andMe had launched two years earlier with ... but the attorney-general of California, where the company's headquarters is located, has warned customers to consider deleting their data.

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

Would you trust a company with your most personal data — your DNA — if it was on the brink of collapse? Millions of 23andMe ...

Good Morning America” anchor Whit Johnson revealed that his 23andMe test was a “missing link” that led to a “bombshell” ...

The attorneys general of several states warned their citizens to delete their genetic data. California urged its citizens to request that 23andMe delete their data and destroy their spit samples.