A group of House lawmakers launched a probe on Thursday into 23andMe’s handling of customers’ sensitive data following the company’s filing for bankruptcy last month. In a letter ...

23andMe exploded into the mainstream with its at-home DNA testing kits that gave customers insight into their family histories and genetic profiles. The company was once valued at a peak of $6 billion ...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties, argues that law enforcement use of ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.

We've updated this story to clarify the California attorney general's advice for 23andMe users ... home DNA kit companies in the past. In a 2018 case, law enforcement used a combination of ...

As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March ... law enforcement could use genetic information in civil or criminal cases. This happened in 2018, when police ...

Though hospitals and health insurance companies have been through the Chapter 11 process, 23andMe's case could be a first, considering the massive amounts of biometric and genetic data involved.

Former Denver District Attorney urges customers of 23andMe to keep their data and share with law enforcement after concerns about data for millions of customers.

whose own DNA in the 23andMe system helped police crack open a decades-old cold case. Two years ago, a San Diego detective called Vadurro. She and another family member who used 23andMe matched ...

In 2013, Laura Khalil logged in to 23andMe to submit a sample to the DNA testing service to learn more about her Middle Eastern heritage — unaware it would eventually change her life forever.

Others are waiting to see what happens with the sale, including Jackie Vadurro, whose own DNA in the 23andMe system helped police crack open a decades-old cold case. Two years ago, a San Diego ...

Others are waiting to see what happens with the sale, including Jackie Vadurro, whose own DNA in the 23andMe system helped police crack open a decades-old cold case. Two years ago, a San Diego ...