Los Angeles Times: ‘People should be worried’: 23andMe bankruptcy could expose customers’ genetic data

“Genetic information is uniquely sensitive because it reveals immutable characteristics about ourselves,” said Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “I would be very concerned if I had given a swab to 23andMe. There is little we can do to control what happens to it.” 

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23andMe customers are protected by the terms of service, but these terms can be changed by the company or its new owner at any time, Geoghegan said. Terms of service are also often written broadly or vaguely, and “privacy policies are wholly inadequate to protect our personal information,” she said. 

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