Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 23, 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court, explaining in a statement that it did so to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- DNA genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and will eventually have to sell its assets to pay its creditors. If you are one of the over 15 million people who have ...

But truly deleting your personal genetic information from the DNA testing company is easier said than done. This story was originally published in October 2024. In March 2025, 23andMe filed for ...

The bankruptcy filing by 23andMe — the company behind the first at-home DNA ancestry kit — has prompted a scramble for answers regarding the fate of users' most personal information and whether they ...

NEW YORK (CNN) — Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users ...

23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared ...

For nearly a decade, 23andMe has been one of the most popular services offering ancestry reports and even health risk profiles based on a person's genetic sample. Or in this case, a saliva specimen.

DENVER — With news of the impending bankruptcy proceedings for the genetic data ancestry website 23andMe, some data privacy experts have urged current users to delete their data from the website.

Genetic testing company 23andMe, once a Silicon Valley darling valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Sunday as it prepares for a sale of the business. CEO Anne Wojcicki ...