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Genetic testing company, #23andMe, filed for bankruptcy and is looking to sell millions of users DNA data‼️😳 According to NBC News, 23andMe has steadily amassed a database of people’s fundamental genetic information under the promise of helping them understand their disposition to diseases and potentially connecting with relatives. But the company’s bankruptcy filing Sunday means information is set to be sold, causing massive worry among privacy experts and advocates. “Folks have absolutely no say in where their data is going to go,” said Tazin Khan, CEO of the nonprofit Cyber Collective, which advocates for privacy rights and cybersecurity for marginalized people. “How can we be so sure that the downstream impact of whoever purchases this data will not be catastrophic?” she said. To prevent this, California Attorney General Rob Bonta offered users instructions on how to delete genetic data from 23andMe, how to instruct the company to delete their test samples and how to revoke ...

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