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An important decision for genetic privacy:
Court Requires California to Clear Its Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime
"California AG urges 23andMe users to 'delete their data' in grim warning about the biotech company"
"An attorney general issued a chilling warning to the millions of customers of California-based 23andMe, urging them to 'delete your data' immediately as the company faces impending bankruptcy."
"the toughest regulations are no protection when companies are hacked, which is exactly what happened to 23andMe last year. "
https://ft.com/content/fcf419cf-b0ff-4f24-98d1-eb904457e24a…
Silicon Valley genetics testing company has never made a profit and wants a sale
"The company has been facing doubts over its business model, disputes with investors and growing concern over who owns its vast database."
On Friday, the Attorney General in 23andMe's home state of California issued a consumer alert advising customers to delete their data from the site given the company's "reported financial distress
Our latest report: GM/GE microorganismsL a new global environmental disaster in the making?
#GMO microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, microalgae & fungi) are being genetically engineered for open release in soil, freshwater and marine environments, even though we cannot predict future adverse impacts on human and animal health or the environment. This risks creating a form of ‘livingnpollution’ that cannot be contained, controlled, or recalled if anything goes wrong.
https://genewatch.org/uploads/f03c6d66a9b354535738483c1c3d49e4/gm-microorganisms-fin.pdf
AI-Assisted Genome Studies Are Riddled with Errors
https://www.the-scientist.com/ai-assisted-genome-studies-are-riddled-with-errors-72339
"As the once-promising genetic testing company flounders – losing 98% of its $6bn value, all its independent board members, nearly half its staff – many of its 15 million customers are scrambling to delete their DNA data from the company’s archives. I am one of them."
Victims of 23andMe's Data Breach Could Get $10,000. Everything You Need to Know
Personal data of nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- was exposed in the data breach. If you were one of these victims, you could be in-line for a big payout.
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