Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
  • tyler@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Why isn’t it just deleted by default. A government that actually cared about its citizens wouldn’t let the data be sold off at all.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      23 and me was set up for the specific purpose to sell your genetic data to pharmaceutical companies, glaxo Kline Smith was one of their clients.( It’s also the British company that Andrew witty worked for( CEO of UHG)

  • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    DNA companies: “Give us your DNA, and we’ll tell you where you come from!”

    Me looking at the family tree books on my shelf from both sides of my family.

    “NAH! I’m good”

    Fuck these DNA harvesting companies