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1.9M Rush to Delete 23andMe Data After Bankruptcy: Should You Do the Same?

Michael Kan — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:37:12 +0000

Ahead of a sale, only 15% of 23andMe's user base has deleted accounts. Do people not care, or are they just unaware? For those in the latter camp, here's how to ditch your account.

As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, DNA testing provider 23andMe is trying to find a suitable buyer. But nearly 2 million users are not sticking around to see who acquires the company and their data, and have requested that 23andMe delete their DNA records. However, that's …

23andMe Finally Has a Buyer: How Will Regeneron Handle Your DNA Data?

Michael Kan — Mon, 19 May 2025 14:27:53 +0000

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy 23andMe for $256 million and plans to continue consumer DNA testing services without interruption.

After filing for bankruptcy, 23andMe has found a buyer. New York-based Regeneron will pay $256 million for the California company, which was once valued at $6 billion.

Importantly, Regeneron has pledged to continue following all the …

FTC: Any 23andMe Buyer Must Maintain Privacy Policies After a Sale

Michael Kan — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:15:07 +0000

'Promises to consumers must be kept,' the FTC tells the US Trustee's office, which oversees bankruptcy cases.

Whoever buys 23andMe should be required to keep customer data private, according to the US Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC weighed in on 23andMe’s sale today, a week after the DNA testing company filed for bankruptcy. Like others, the commission is …

Traffic to 23andMe's Website Soars as Users Race to Delete DNA Data

Michael Kan — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:54:45 +0000

According to Similarweb, 23andMe.com saw its largest traffic spike in two years on Monday as news of the DNA test kit company's bankruptcy broke.

Did you delete your DNA data on 23andMe? You're not alone. The company's website has seen a surge in users after it launched a bankruptcy proceeding intended to attract a buyer.

Visits to 23andMe.com increased by 526% from Sunday …

Your DNA Data Is on the Market: Court Allows 23andMe to Proceed With a Sale

PCMag Canada — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:40:36 +0000

23andMe says any buyer must comply with its consumer privacy policy, but there's no telling who will buy the company and the DNA data it's collected on 15 million people.

After filing for bankruptcy, 23andMe says it’s received court approval to sell the company and its valuable DNA data.

A bankruptcy court in Missouri also cleared 23andMe to keep operating and paying its employees during the sale process.

The company …

23andMe Files for Bankruptcy: What Will Happen to Your DNA Data?

Michael Kan — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:53:25 +0000

A $35 million loan will keep 23andMe operating, and it's not changing its data policies. But the company's goal is to sell itself to the highest bidder. Here's how to delete your data.

If you used 23andMe, your DNA data may be transferred to another company. The DNA test kit firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer.

CEO Anne Wojcicki has also resigned after an

The Best Dog DNA Testing Kits

Eric Griffith — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:25:59 +0000

Want to know if your pup is 100 percent Pointer? Mostly Mastiff? A dog DNA test uncovers your pooch's origins and offers information about genetic issues. We tested three popular kits to let you know which one delivers the best results.

Why Test Your Dog's DNA?

For most people, the main reason to test is to be able to point at their dog and say, "Oh, she's a mix of this breed and that breed." It can confirm that their expensive dog is indeed the purebred (or designer hybrid) they paid for.

We …

The Best DNA Testing Kits

Molly Mclaughlin — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:13:09 +0000

Genetic testing kits help you find the missing branches in your family tree, learn about migration patterns, and even reveal potential health issues. We've tested the top DNA services that deliver the information you want most.

How DNA Kits Work and What They Test

Each kit works similarly: You answer a few questions about yourself, order the kit, collect your sample, register it (this is very important), send it back, and wait for the results. That said, they differ in the collection process and, to a smaller …

Adobe Lightroom Mobile (for iPhone)

Michael Muchmore — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:19:13 +0000

Most of Lightroom, on Your iPhone!

Lightroom, Adobe's professional photo-workflow software, is one of the more intensive desktop applications around, so when the company brought a version to the comparatively horsepower-challenged iPad last April, it obviously couldn't include all its most-powerful features. You might expect to get even less …

Baldur's Gate 3

Will Greenwald — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:58:05 +0000

As close as you can get to an actual D&D campaign

Baldur’s Gate 2 was hailed as one of the best RPGs of all time in 2000, and a superbly faithful adaptation of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition tabletop role-playing game. It’s still respected as a genre pinnacle more than two decades later. Larian Studios …

ManyMe

Neil J. Rubenking — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:53:06 +0000

Never reveal your true email address, for free

You keep your passwords secret, of course, but there's no way to keep your email address secret. Or is there? With ManyMe, you never give out your actual email address. Instead, you use a FlyBy handle, a temporary email address that's different for each …

DC Universe Infinite

Jordan Minor — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:21:35 +0000

All-you-can-read DC Comics

Comic fans know that, like Doctor Manhattan’s clockwork, the DC universe periodically enters a crisis and emerge as a wholly new heroic version of itself. The same just happened to the DC Universe app. Previously a video streaming service, DC Universe lost its movies and TV shows to WarnerMedia’s HBO …