Canada, UK Privacy Officials Launch Joint Investigation Into 23andMe Data Breach

Canada, UK Privacy Officials Launch Joint Investigation Into 23andMe Data Breach
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne participates in a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Feb. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Canada’s privacy commissioner is teaming up with his U.K. counterpart to investigate a data breach discovered last year at 23andMe.

Philippe Dufresne’s office says the joint investigation with U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards will aim to determine the scope of the October 2023 breach at the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company.