#23andMe requiring potential bidders to affirm they will uphold data #privacy
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4436426-23andme-requiring-potential-bidders-affirm-uphold-data-privacy
#23andMe requiring potential bidders to affirm they will uphold data #privacy
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4436426-23andme-requiring-potential-bidders-affirm-uphold-data-privacy
#23andMe Requiring Potential Bidders To Affirm They Will Uphold Data #Privacy - Slashdot https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/28/193247/23andme-requiring-potential-bidders-to-affirm-they-will-uphold-data-privacy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Genetic privacy alert: 23andMe’s bankruptcy puts your DNA data at risk
With user data now part of potential asset sales, EFF is urging all customers to act now:
Download your data — store it securely for personal use
Delete your account + data — this includes reports, raw data, and family tree connections
Revoke research consent — and explicitly request sample destruction
Why it matters:
• DNA reveals more than identity — it exposes health, ancestry, and family connections
• The data doesn’t just belong to you — it can implicate relatives who never opted in
• A new owner might not respect your privacy
Take control now. Your genes deserve better security than a bankruptcy fire sale.
#Privacy #DNA #DataRights #CyberSecurity #23andMe #DigitalRisk #security #privacy #cloud #infosec
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-delete-your-23andme-data
#QuestionOfTheWeek: What are your DNA ethnicity estimates? Any surprises? Share your percentages & discoveries! Compare with relatives to break through brick walls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwimjqnLbPw&list=PLEqK4ICkQWXQXODTRG6UGGZ4cmXiMRmD4
#DNADay
#CollaborativeGenealogy #AncestryDNA #23andMe #MyHeritage #FamilyTreeDNA #GEDMatch
Congress has questions about #23andMe bankruptcy
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/19/congress-has-questions-about-23andme-bankruptcy/
#Congress Moves Closer to Risky Internet #Takedown Law | EFFector 37.4
This edition of EFFector explains how you can help us push back against the TAKE IT DOWN Act, an internet #censorship law; why we oppose site-blocking legislation, found in two upcoming bills; and how to delete your data from #23andMe.
#rights #takeitdownact #siteblocking #privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-moves-closer-risky-internet-takedown-law-effector-374
Bankrupt Genetic Data: Minimizing and #Privacy-Protecting Data from the Start
https://epic.org/bankrupt-genetic-data-minimizing-and-privacy-protecting-data-from-the-start/
#23andMe is potentially selling more than just #genetic #data. The personal survey info is also a #privacy problem.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/23andme-genetic-data-personal-survey-information-privacy/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.05.007
Deletion of family's #23andme data complete.
If you haven't done so already, do it asap to keep your generic data out of the hands of an unknown acquirer.
«#23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem»
I’d argue that data is even more problematic. They’ve always guarded the phenotype data that customers provide tooth & nail, probably as that’s where they saw the profit. Eg you could always download your genetic data, but not your survey responses. https://theconversation.com/23andme-is-potentially-selling-more-than-just-genetic-data-the-personal-survey-info-it-collected-is-just-as-much-a-privacy-problem-253220
#23andMe, c’est fini !
Que vont devenir les 15.000.000 de profils #génétiques collectés par l’entreprise ?
#Genetic data repo #OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it
The reason, according to #bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz #23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by #farright #authoritarian regimes.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/opensnp_shutdown/
Bonus #Joke :
Q: What do you get when you inject human DNA into a goat?
A: Banned from the petting zoo.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
A little late, but Week 13 of the #Privacy Roundup is here. I'm just going to blame it on this cold.
This edition features:
- #Signalgate #signal
- 23andMe's bankruptcy - what's it mean for user genetic data?
- A man banned for life from a venue... based on data collected about him
- Sandbox escapes for #Firefox and #Chrome exploited in the wild (updates available)
... and more!
We have decided to sunset openSNP at the end of April. While triggered by the sale of #23andme, @PhilippBayer @i_dabble & I had been thinking about this for a while.
Ultimately, we think that it's the most responsible act of data stewardship given the state of the world. I've written a retrospective of the last 14 years of the project: