23andMe Bankruptcy Fears

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23andMe bankruptcy: With America's DNA put on sale, market panic gets a new form of testing

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23andMe has 15 million customers and with calls for users to delete their data, traffic to its website surged 526% on the day of its bankruptcy filing.

Some experts say putting genetic information on sale is both a data disaster and national security disaster.

But others say panic represents a small part of a much bigger health information problem.

In days , 23andme has said it will try to find a buyer who shares privacy values.

Experts say 23andMe 's bankruptcy is a reminder of everyday cyber risks related to personal data.

Cybersecurity expert: "When people start talking about personal data, they forget where their data is already sitting" Federal law that covers patient information privacy, HIPAA , does not apply to this situation.

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