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Follow the Breadcrumbs: Where Does Consumer Data Go as 23andMe Goes Bankrupt?

23andMe, a pioneer in the DNA testing kit industry, announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and recently asked to select an independent customer data representative regarding any sale of user data....more

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Immediate Steps to Safeguard Your Genetic Data Amid 23andMe Bankruptcy Concerns

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Since its 2006 founding, 23andMe’s (the “Company”) service of collecting, analyzing, and reporting customers’ genetic information has raised privacy concerns among many. Worsening those concerns, the Company filed for...more

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Washington State’s My Health, My Data Act Sent to Governor

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Since the privacy and security regulations were issued under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), critics pointed to the limitations on the reach of those rules. A critical limitation...more

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California and Florida contribute to web of state genetic privacy protections

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States continue to enact laws targeting the protection of genetic data with two important developments in California and Florida. California’s Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”), which came into effect on January 1,...more

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California and Florida Introduce Two More Genetic Privacy Laws Into the Mix

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Florida and California join a growing minority of states enacting laws protecting a person’s genetic information (Nevada and Alaska also have laws). Florida’s new genetic privacy law, known as Protecting DNA Privacy Act, went...more

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