- 23andMe users are being advised to delete their data as the company files for bankruptcy. The California attorney general issued a consumer alert urging users of the biotech company to consider asking the company to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material.
California attorney general Rob Bonta is urging 23andMe users to ask the company to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material as it files for bankruptcy.
The biotech company said on Sunday it had started voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. It is operating as usual throughout the sale process.
On Friday, when rumors of 23andMe’s plans started to circulate, Bonta issued a consumer alert reminding users of their right to request the biotech company to delete their genetic information under the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA)…