{"id":13383,"date":"2024-02-17T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/there-are-no-serious-safeguards-can-23andme-be-trusted-with-our-dna\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:38:01","slug":"there-are-no-serious-safeguards-can-23andme-be-trusted-with-our-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/there-are-no-serious-safeguards-can-23andme-be-trusted-with-our-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018There are no serious safeguards\u2019: can 23andMe be trusted with our DNA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The at-home genetic testing company is dealing with financial woes and a security breach. What does that mean for customers?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for 23andMe? Most people know the biotech company as a genetic testing service. Stories of people sending their cheek swabs off in the mail only to discover that a parent who raised them wasn\u2019t their biological one have become a kind of millennial horror genre. Of course, most 23andMe experiences aren\u2019t that dramatic: the company says over 14 million people have used the service in hopes of learning more about their ancestry.<\/p>\n

But this month, 23andMe revealed it is facing major financial troubles, and more information came to light about a devastating security breach<\/a> at the company last year. Now, customers might be wondering: can they trust 23andMe with their DNA?<\/p>\n

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\nThe at-home genetic testing company is dealing with financial woes and a security breach. What does that mean for customers?
\nWhat\u2019s next for 23andMe? Most people know the biotech company as a genetic testing service. Stories of people sending their cheek swabs off in the mail only to discover that a parent who raised them wasn\u2019t their biological one have become a kind of millennial horror genre. Of course, most 23andMe experiences aren\u2019t that dramatic: the company says over 14 million people have used the service in hopes of learning more about their ancestry.
\nBut this month, 23andMe revealed it is facing major financial troubles, and more information came to light about a devastating security breach at the company last year. Now, customers might be wondering: can they trust 23andMe with their DNA? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The at-home genetic testing company is dealing with financial woes and a security breach. What does that mean for customers? What\u2019s next for 23andMe? Most people know the biotech company as a genetic testing service. Stories of people sending their cheek swabs off in the mail only to discover that a parent who raised them …<\/p>\n

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