When genetic testing company 23andMe was hacked in Oct. 2023, roughly 6.9 million users had ancestry-related data breached.

A new bill passed the Vermont House, that aims to better protect certain information, that you may have sent to popular family ancestry sites. The bill, is called the Genetic Information Privacy Act; ...

In response, Vermont lawmakers are considering a consumer protection bill that would regulate how genetic testing companies collect, use and share Vermonters’ data. An amended version of the bill was ...

On a special episode (first released on April 16, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The recent bankruptcy of genetic testing firm 23andMe has raised alarm bells for privacy advocates and consumers worried ...

In a deal raising significant privacy concerns, biotechnology giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced Monday it is acquiring embattled consumer genetics company 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced on Monday it will acquire bankrupt genomics firm 23andMe for $256 million through a bankruptcy auction, promising to maintain ethical standards in handling ...

About a decade ago, DNA testing kits like 23andMe and Ancestry were at the height of their popularity, claiming to provide ...

23andMe filed for bankruptcy amid financial struggles and fallout after a data breach. Now, potential buyers and investors are weighing the value of its DNA database. One of the world's largest troves ...

This report explores privacy and anonymity in the context of genetic and genomic data: the protection of privacy and anonymity is regarded by some as of absolute importance, but increasingly, this ...