Results: 23andMe files for bankruptcy
Published on 03/25/2025
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/24/23andme-bankruptcy-ceo-anne-wojcicki-resigns/82633227007/?tbref=hp
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23andMe, one of the "leading human genetics and biotechnology companies," announced that it has filed for bankruptcy. Have you ever used 23andMe?
Yes
10%
287 votes
Not 23andMe but I have used a similar service
10%
279 votes
No
80%
2234 votes
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In September 2024, the company agreed to pay $30 million in a settlement after a class-action lawsuit was brought against the company for a 2023 data breach that affected 6.9 million users. Would you feel comfortable using other DNA testing services (like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage) after hearing about 23andMe's data breach? Yes
12%
347 votes
No
46%
1287 votes
Undecided
20%
573 votes
Not Applicable
21%
593 votes
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23andMe is "committed to continuing to safeguard customer data and being transparent about the management of user data going forward,"Mark Jensen, chair and member of the company's Special Committee of the Board of Directors, said in a statement. "Data privacy will be an important consideration in any potential transaction." Do you believe that 23andMe will be able to effectively protect user data during their bankruptcy proceedings? Yes
11%
297 votes
No
40%
1117 votes
Undecided
50%
1386 votes
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What do you think should happen to the data of users who used 23andMe, now that the company is filing for bankruptcy? The data should be permanently deleted
42%
1187 votes
The data should be securely transferred to a new owner
11%
303 votes
The data should be kept private and inaccessible to any third party
17%
488 votes
Unsure
28%
780 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
42 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.86% | 24 | |
| Should of never done it to begin with, like everything else in this screwed up world we live in right now!!! Terrifying really. | 0.04% | 1 |
| sent to the original people who submitted their dna | 0.04% | 1 |
| Give the customers a choice. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Go to 23andme online and get access to your own info and delete it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Who cares | 0.04% | 1 |
| The data will be sold to the highest bidder. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Any combination of the ideas above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| The indivuals should decide if they want their information deleted or transferred to a site of their own discretion. | 0.04% | 1 |
| let the individual decide | 0.04% | 1 |
| The data should be transferred to the user who sent it to 23andMe. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not enough information | 0.04% | 1 |
| the data belongs to the users. let them decide. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It should be sent to those who used it. It is their information | 0.04% | 1 |
| Returned to owner | 0.04% | 1 |
| people should decide what happens to their own data | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't care. I wouldn't use one of these services anyway. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think the affected should be asked this question, along with these exact answers, and the majority rules. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Na | 0.04% | 1 |
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