How to delete your 23andMe data – The Verge

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With 23andMe having suddenly folded, users must delete all of their personal information ASAP to protect their privacy.

How to delete your 23andMe data

The Verge 24 March 2025

https://www.theverge.com/news/634680/23andme-genetic-data-account-deletion-how-to

 

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The company declared bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. It hasn’t “folded” yet.

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Is that a gamble that you really want to take with extremely personal information?

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sheldon wrote:

The company declared bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. It hasn’t “folded” yet.

What do you think the buyer will do with the personal data and the bank of DNA samples ?

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No idea, but proceed cautiously.

From The Washington Post, 24 March 2025:

Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now

The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”

Moderator’s Note: Link removed due to the article being behind a paywall. Scrolling down as if to read more than the first two or three sentences of the article reveals the paywall.

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Alex5723

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Does deleting data destroys the tubes contain the DNAs ?

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According to The Verge article in the first post, “As part of the account deletion process, 23andMe will destroy the genetic sample you submitted if you previously opted for it to remain in storage.”

 

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Alex5723, AJNorth

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Thanks; you beat me to it (reading comprehension…).

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