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Under 23andMe's current user agreement, users must opt-in to allow the company to share their personal DNA or data. The agreement states that if the company is acquired, customers' data may be ...
The future of 23andMe is indeed uncertain, with CEO Anne Wojcicki reportedly saying she would consider taking the company private after initially suggesting she was open to a potential takeover.
23andMe says the personal data it collects includes registration information like birth date, genetic information like a user's genotype, sample information like saliva, and self-reported information.
In October 2023, Wired reported that a sample of data points from 23andMe accounts were exposed on BreachForums, a black-hat hacking crime forum. [1]23andMe confirmed to TechCrunch that because of an opt-in feature that allows DNA-related relatives to contact each other, the true number of people exposed was 6.9 million, nearly half of 23andMe’s 14 million reported customers.
Whether in search of relatives, a family's country of origin, or to understand personal disease risk, 15 million people have shared their DNA with 23andMe since the genetic test site launched in 2006.
23andMe said that roughly 80% of its customers consent to participate in the company's research program, which it said has generated more than 270 peer-reviewed publications uncovering new genetic ...
23andMe launched its first product — a DNA saliva test — for sale in the United States in November 2007. The company priced the product at $999.
23andMe faces uncertainty amid acquisition talks and board resignations, and users are worried about their data. Here's what the company says.