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  1. U.S. Senator #MarkWarner is concerned about the rapid growth of #Chinese #genomics company #BGI, which collects and processes #geneticdata globally. He warns that BGI’s access to vast amounts of genetic data, coupled with its ties to the Chinese government, poses a #nationalsecurity threat. Warner emphasises the need for increased U.S. intelligence. cnbc.com/2025/12/06/china-us-t #tech #media #news

  2. U.S. Senator #MarkWarner is concerned about the rapid growth of #Chinese #genomics company #BGI, which collects and processes #geneticdata globally. He warns that BGI’s access to vast amounts of genetic data, coupled with its ties to the Chinese government, poses a #nationalsecurity threat. Warner emphasises the need for increased U.S. intelligence. cnbc.com/2025/12/06/china-us-t #tech #media #news

  3. U.S. Senator #MarkWarner is concerned about the rapid growth of #Chinese #genomics company #BGI, which collects and processes #geneticdata globally. He warns that BGI’s access to vast amounts of genetic data, coupled with its ties to the Chinese government, poses a #nationalsecurity threat. Warner emphasises the need for increased U.S. intelligence. cnbc.com/2025/12/06/china-us-t #tech #media #news

  4. U.S. Senator #MarkWarner is concerned about the rapid growth of #Chinese #genomics company #BGI, which collects and processes #geneticdata globally. He warns that BGI’s access to vast amounts of genetic data, coupled with its ties to the Chinese government, poses a #nationalsecurity threat. Warner emphasises the need for increased U.S. intelligence. cnbc.com/2025/12/06/china-us-t #tech #media #news

  5. U.S. Senator #MarkWarner is concerned about the rapid growth of #Chinese #genomics company #BGI, which collects and processes #geneticdata globally. He warns that BGI’s access to vast amounts of genetic data, coupled with its ties to the Chinese government, poses a #nationalsecurity threat. Warner emphasises the need for increased U.S. intelligence. cnbc.com/2025/12/06/china-us-t #tech #media #news

  6. DATE: June 17, 2025 at 08:00AM
    SOURCE: BioWorld MedTech

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    .@23andMe founder-led group outbids @Regeneron for company

    t.co/7HyxxXj2SA

    #medtech #merger #aquisition #deal #geneticdata

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  7. DATE: June 16, 2025 at 06:00PM
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  8. #Congress Demands Answers on Data #Privacy Ahead of #23andMe Sale

    House #Democrats sent letters to the potential buyers of the #GeneticTesting company, asking how they plan to protect customer #GeneticData under a change of ownership.
    #dna #genes

    wired.com/story/congress-deman

  9. #23andMe Says 15% of Customers Asked To Delete Their #GeneticData Since #Bankruptcy - Slashdot

    Since filing for bankruptcy in March, 23andMe has received data deletion requests from 1.9 million users -- around 15% of its customer base. That number was revealed by 23andMe's interim chief executive Joseph #Selsavage during a House Oversight Committee hearing, during which lawmakers scrutinized the company's sale following an earlier bankruptcy auction.
    #privacy #dna

    science.slashdot.org/story/25/

  10. The U.S. government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers and uploaded their genetic data into a national criminal database used by local, state, and federal law enforcement. Via a report from @WIRED. #ICE #Immigration #GeneticData #DNA #Privacy #Tech #Technology flip.it/EALFoQ

  11. 23andMe, amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy, faces pressure from U.S. states to protect genetic data of 15M users. A court-appointed ombudsman will now oversee data security during the company’s sale.

    #23andMe #DataPrivacy #GeneticData #Bankruptcy #ConsumerProtection #TechNews #TECHi

    Read Full Article Here :- techi.com/23andme-genetic-data

  12. "This week, the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you do not want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it.

    When the company first announced it was considering a sale, we highlighted many of the potential issues, including selling that data to companies with poor security practices or direct links to law enforcement. With this bankruptcy, the concerns we expressed last year remain the same. It is unclear what will happen with your genetic data if 23andMe finds a buyer, and that uncertainty is a clear indication that you should consider deleting your data. California attorney general Rob Bonta agrees."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-

    #23AndMe #DNA #Privacy #DataProtection #GeneticData

  13. On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was asking a court to arrange its sale. @ArsTechnica reports:
    arstechnica.com/science/2025/0

    #Genetics #23andMe #bankruptcy #GeneticData

  14. #23andme is getting ready to sell what s left (down to 11 million from 3.5 billion) - in capitalist newspeak "to Maximize Stakeholder Value Through Court-Supervised Sale Process" -

    asking customers to delete their #DNA now as it will be given away.

    [german]

    heise.de/news/23andme-beantrag

    via @mho
    #genetics #geneticData

  15. #USA #23andMe #DNA #Privacy #DataProtection #GeneticData: "23andMe must obtain consent from many users before transferring their data in an acquisition. Those users could simply refuse. At least a dozen states have passed consumer data privacy laws specific to genetic privacy. For example, Montana’s 2023 law would require consent to be separate from other documents and to list the buyer’s name. While the consent requirements vary slightly, similar laws exist in Alabama, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Utah, Wyoming. (...)

    - Many users have the legal right to access and delete their data stored with 23andMe before or after an acquisition. About 19 states have comprehensive privacy laws which give users deletion and access rights. Many of those laws also classify genetic data as sensitive and require companies to obtain consent to process it. Unfortunately, most if not all of these laws allow companies like 23andMe to freely transfer user data as part of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy.

    - 23andMe must comply with its own privacy policy. Otherwise, the company could be sanctioned for engaging in deceptive practices. Unfortunately, its current privacy policy allows for transfers of data in the event of a merger, acquisition, or bankruptcy.

    - Any buyer of 23andMe would likely have to offer existing users privacy rights that are equal or greater to the ones offered now, unless the buyer obtains new consent. The Federal Trade Commission has warned companies not to engage in the unfair practice of quietly reducing privacy protections of user data after an acquisition. The buyer would also have to comply with the web of comprehensive and genetic-specific state privacy laws mentioned above.

    - The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 prevents genetic-based discrimination by health insurers and employers."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/sale

  16. #GeneticData #GeneticDiscrimination #DataProtection: "Add it all together, and there’s a hell of a lot of genetic data out there.

    It isn’t always clear how secure this data is, or who might end up getting their hands on it—and how that information might affect people’s lives. I don’t want my insurance provider or my employer to make decisions about my future on the basis of my genetic test results, for example. Scientists, ethicists and legal scholars aren’t clear on the matter either. They are still getting to grips with what genetic discrimination entails—and how we can defend against it.

    If we're going to protect ourselves from genetic discrimination, we first have to figure out what it is. Unfortunately, no one has a good handle on how widespread it is..."

    technologyreview.com/2024/07/1

  17. 'Academic paper based on #Uyghur #GeneticData retracted over #EthicalConcerns

    Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and #Kazakh people living in Xinjiang capital'
    theguardian.com/world/2023/dec

  18. GSK Plc will pay #23andMe Holding Co. $20M for #GeneticTesting company’s vast #trove of #consumer #DNAData, extending a 5 yr collaboration that’s allowed the #drugmaker to mine #geneticdata as it researches new #medications. Under the new agreement, 23andMe will provide GSK with one year of access to anonymized #DNA data from the approximately 80% of gene-testing customers who have agreed to share their information for research. Really? #privacy #medicine #healthcare bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

  19. How do you track biodiversity loss? Check air filters, say scientists
    cbc.ca/news/science/edna-air-f
    "Networks that measure air pollution could be used to gather vital wildlife genetic data say researchers"

    #BiodiversityLoss #AirFilters #Pollution #Wildlife #GeneticData

  20. Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems - Enlarge / Giant panda cub Huanlili plays with a bamboo during her first... - arstechnica.com/?p=1929768 #infectiousdisease #intermediatehost #naturalspillover #geneticdata #raccoondog #spillover #chinacdc #covid-19 #pandemic #science #wuhan

  21. Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems - Enlarge / Giant panda cub Huanlili plays with a bamboo during her first... - arstechnica.com/?p=1929768 #infectiousdisease #intermediatehost #naturalspillover #geneticdata #raccoondog #spillover #chinacdc #covid-19 #pandemic #science #wuhan

  22. Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems - Enlarge / Giant panda cub Huanlili plays with a bamboo during her first... - arstechnica.com/?p=1929768 #infectiousdisease #intermediatehost #naturalspillover #geneticdata #raccoondog #spillover #chinacdc #covid-19 #pandemic #science #wuhan

  23. Pandas in Wuhan market? China’s COVID genetic study is out—it has problems - Enlarge / Giant panda cub Huanlili plays with a bamboo during her first... - arstechnica.com/?p=1929768 #infectiousdisease #intermediatehost #naturalspillover #geneticdata #raccoondog #spillover #chinacdc #covid-19 #pandemic #science #wuhan