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23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money (qz.com)
2 points by doener 10 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I assumed this would eventually happen, and it’s why I never got a test. While I think it would be very interesting, I didn’t like the idea of a company holding on to my genetic data.

When money problems hit, will they get desperate and sell the data, will they sell the company, who will they sell to, what happens to my data, will I have a right to purge my data before actions are taken? These are the kinds of questions that would keep me up at night, and that’s even without considering the hack mentioned in the article.

For the 15m who did get the test, I hope things go well.




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