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23andMe says 15% of customers asked to delete their genetic data since bankruptcy
More than two dozen states have sued 23andMe to block the sale of genetic data without customers' permission.
23andMe’s interim chief executive Joseph Selsavage told lawmakers on Tuesday that 1.9 million people, or about 15% of its customer base, have requested their genetic data be deleted from the company’s servers since it filed for bankruptcy protection in March. Pharmaceutical giant Regeneron won the court-approved auction in May, offering$256 million for 23andMe and its banks of customers’ DNA and genetic data. Also on Tuesday, more than two dozen states, including Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania, sued 23andMe to challenge the sale of its customers’ private data.
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