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23andMe's meltdown: How to protect your DNA from falling into wrong hands
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23andMe's meltdown: How to protect your DNA from falling into wrong hands

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 21, 2024
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Consumer DNA testing company 23andMe is circling the drain. The company's CEO, Anne Wojcicki, plans to take the company private, leading to the departure of all board members except herself. This, coupled with a major security breach in October 2023 affecting 5.5 million customers, has privacy advocates urging customers to dele…

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