00:00If you've ever used 23andMe, you might want to pay attention.
00:03They just filed for bankruptcy and that means your genetic samples could be up for grabs.
00:07Is that a big deal?
00:08Well, only for about 15 million people who have willingly given up their precious saliva.
00:16Arguably good news for the folks who hate hearing their friends say that they're 50%
00:20Irish, 20% French, 10% Cherokee, 5% Lithuanian, 8% Ethiopian and 7% Greek because who really
00:26cares?
00:2723andMe appeared to be optimistic about their future back in November.
00:31A year from now, 23andMe will be growing and thriving.
00:34Five years from now, 23andMe will transform healthcare.
00:39That didn't age so well though, did it?
00:41With bankruptcy, merger or a sale, personal data might also be transferred, hence the Attorney
00:46General of California urging customers to request their information be purged.
00:50Once worth over $6 billion, as of March 24th, 23andMe is worth just $48 million.
00:55So, to avoid God knows who having access to your genetic material, you've just got to
01:00log into your account, verify your age, head to settings, scroll to 23andMe data, hit view,
01:05and then hit delete account.
01:06A company spokesperson is assured that following these steps, your data will be deleted and
01:10your DNA samples destroyed.
01:12Incinerated.
01:13A five month long data breach in 2023 led to the leak of over 7 million users' data,
01:18which led to a $30 million class action settlement, and it was basically all downhill from there.
01:23Founder Ann Wojcicki has since resigned as CEO and is now attempting to buy back the company.
01:28Have you ever used 23andMe?
01:30Are you worried about what's going to happen with your data?
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