The company based in South San Francisco has publicly reported that it’s in financial need and stated in the newest applications for securities that there are considerable doubts about its ability to proceed, the office of the California Attorney General said in a press release.
According to the office, the “abundance of sensitive consumer data” collected by 23Ande is subject to each the Ghent information Privacy Act and the California consumer Protection Act.
“California has robust data protection laws that enable consumers to take control and apply for a company to delete its genetic data,” said Bonta in a proof. “In view of the financial hardship reported by 23andmes, I remind the Californians to consider, call up their rights and instruct 23Ande, to delete their data and to destroy all genetic materials held by the company.”
Customers can delete their 23Andme account and private information by taking the next steps:
- Register in your 23Andme account on the corporate website.
- Go to the “Settings” section of your profile.
- At the tip of the page, scroll for a piece with the name “23Andme data”.
- Click on “Show” next to “23Andme data”.
- Download your data.
- Scroll for the “Delete data” section.
- Click “Delete data permanently”.
- Confirm your request. You will receive an e -mail from 23Andme. Click the link to verify your deletion request.
On the web site, customers may instruct the corporate to destroy stored saliva samples and DNA and to revoke the approval for his or her genetic data that must be used for research.
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