California AG Issues Warning to 23AndMe Users Amid Bankruptcy Filing

He urged people to ‘delete their data’ amid the DNA testing company’s recent financial woes.
California AG Issues Warning to 23AndMe Users Amid Bankruptcy Filing
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a press conference, in a file image. Courtesy of California Attorney General's Office
Jack Phillips
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California’s attorney general warned customers who used the 23andMe DNA testing service to remove their data from the company’s website after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.

“Given 23andMe’s reported financial distress, I remind Californians to consider invoking their rights and directing 23andMe to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company,” state Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement on March 21, two days before the company filed for bankruptcy.
Jack Phillips
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