Impact of the 23andMe bankruptcy on preserving the public benefit of scientific data https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02423-8 #biotech #23andme #privacy #discrimination #data
Impact of the 23andMe bankruptcy on preserving the public benefit of scientific data https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02423-8 #biotech #23andme #privacy #discrimination #data
« #23andMe recently launched an AI-powered version of our Health Action Plan feature (only available to 23andMe+ members in the United States) and is investing in better ways to summarize and prioritize your results so you can be the best advocate for your own healthcare.»
Hahahahaha 😂 Given 23andMe's history, "only available in the US" probably means "we can only offer this in a place without any meaningful regulation". 🙈
In Re: 23andMe, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
https://www.23andmedatasettlement.com/
#HackerNews #23andMe #CustomerData #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Litigation
"Bonta’s office said the terms of 23andMe’s sale, approved Friday by a federal bankruptcy judge, run afoul of the state’s Genetic Information Privacy Act, which requires companies to obtain opt-in consent from customers before selling their genetic information to third parties". #privacy #23andMe https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/30/california-ag-23andme-sale-00433554
“On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri approved the proposed purchase of all of the assets of 23andMe by TTAM Research Institute (“TTAM”) … TTAM is a nonprofit medical research organization founded by Anne Wojcicki (Co-Founder and former CEO of 23andMe).”
– 23andMe bankruptcy notice
Well this all sounds above board…
#DNA #data#23AndMe #genetics#BigTech#peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #bankruptcy#failingUpwards
“On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri approved the proposed purchase of all of the assets of 23andMe by TTAM Research Institute (“TTAM”) … TTAM is a nonprofit medical research organization founded by Anne Wojcicki (Co-Founder and former CEO of 23andMe).”
– 23andMe bankruptcy notice
Well this all sounds above board…
#DNA #data#23AndMe #genetics#BigTech#peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #bankruptcy#failingUpwards
23andMe and its user data will soon belong to a pharmaceutical giant
the purchase will further the company’s “large-scale genetics research” into future drugs and treatments.
#Regeneron #BigPharma #23andMe #DNA #genetics #business #bankruptcy #infosec #data #bigdata #privacy #biotech
https://www.theverge.com/news/669548/23andme-bankruptcy-auction-regeneron-purchase
