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How to Delete Your 23andMe Data


This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you do not want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it. When the company first...

While it doesn’t make this clear on the deletion page, this also authorizes the company to destroy your DNA sample, if you hadn't already asked them to do so. Even if you don’t add your own DNA to a private database, a relative could make that choice for you by adding their own. A bankruptcy should not result in our data getting shuffled off to the highest bidder without our input or a guarantee of real protections.

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