{"id":110133,"date":"2024-10-04T02:40:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110133"},"modified":"2024-10-04T02:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:40:04","slug":"what-happens-to-all-of-23andmes-genetic-dna-data-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110133","title":{"rendered":"What happens to all of 23andMe&#8217;s genetic DNA data? : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-26151\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3000;&#10;        --source-height: 2001;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Chenedy Wiles, 27, poses for a portrait at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Chicago, Ill. Wiles took a 23andMe test over the summer and got her results in September. While she finds the data breach concerning, \u201cso much of our data is already out there,\u201d she said.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x2001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F9d%2F76d2708743e3a288b2b48d777968%2F2024-10-02-chenedy-tglascock-003.JPG\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Chenedy Wiles, 27, poses for a portrait at her home on Wednesday in Chicago. Wiles took a 23andMe test over the summer and got her results in September. While she finds the data breach concerning, \u201cso much of our data is already out there,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Taylor Glascock for NPR<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Taylor Glascock for NPR<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last month, Chenedy Wiles finally got around to it.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old traveling nurse spit into a tube and mailed it to 23andMe, where the genetic testing company\u2019s lab examined her DNA and generated a glimpse of her ancestry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons I decided to get the test is that as an African American, it\u2019s very common for our heritage to get lost,\u201d said Wiles, who lives in Chicago. <\/p>\n<p>Once her results arrived in the mail, it revealed that she was nearly 40% Nigerian. \u201cWhich was exciting and cool to see,\u201d she said, \u201cbecause I always thought I had cousins who were from West Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-25795-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1191914142\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/08\/04\/1191914142\/a-landmark-study-opens-a-new-possible-way-for-black-americans-to-trace-their-anc\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/08\\\/04\\\/1191914142\\\/a-landmark-study-opens-a-new-possible-way-for-black-americans-to-trace-their-anc&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/08\/03\/gettyimages-1257796371_sq-4ab862e4c49fb9b0f33889a1dd608492b1b20e5f.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-25795-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>After that, 23andMe contacted her regularly about signing up for add-on services, or to have relatives take the test, but she wasn\u2019t interested.<\/p>\n<p>The one-and-done nature of Wiles\u2019 experience is indicative of a core business problem with the once high-flying biotech company that is now teetering on the brink of collapse. Wiles and many of 23andMe\u2019s 15 million other customers never returned. They paid once for a saliva kit, then moved on.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of 23andMe are now worth pennies. The company\u2019s valuation has plummeted 99% from its $6 billion peak shortly after the company went public in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>As 23andMe struggles for survival, customers like Wiles have one pressing question: What is the company\u2019s plan for all the data it has collected since it was founded in 2006?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely think this needs to be clarified,\u201d Wiles said. \u201cThe company has undergone so many changes and so much turmoil that they need to figure out what they\u2019re doing as a company. But when it comes to my genetic data, I really want to know what they plan on doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">What will 23andMe do with the DNA data of 15 million customers?<\/h3>\n<p>Andy Kill, a spokesperson for 23andMe, would not comment on what the company might do with its trove of genetic data beyond general pronouncements about its commitment to privacy. \u201cFor our customers, our focus continues to be on transparency and choice over how they want their data to be managed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When signing up for the service, about 80% of 23andMe\u2019s customers have opted in to having their genetic data analyzed for medical research. \u201cThis rate has held steady for many years,\u201d Kill added.<\/p>\n<p>The company has an agreement with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, or GSK, that allows the drugmaker to tap the tech company\u2019s customer data to develop new treatments for disease.<\/p>\n<p>Anya Prince, a law professor at the University of Iowa&#8217;s College of Law who focuses on genetic privacy, said those worried about their sensitive DNA information may not realize just how few federal protections exist.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, does not apply to 23andMe since it is a company outside of the health care realm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHIPAA does not protect data that\u2019s held by direct-to-consumer companies like 23andMe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Although DNA data has no federal safeguards, some states, like California and Florida, do give consumers rights over their genetic information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf customers are really worried, they could ask for their samples to be withdrawn from these databases under those laws,\u201d said Prince.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, all of its genetic data is anonymized, meaning there is no way for GSK, or any other third party, to connect the sample to a real person. That, however, could make it nearly impossible for a customer to renege on their decision to allow researchers to access their DNA data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn&#8217;t go to GSK and say, \u2018Hey, my sample was given to you \u2014 I want that taken out \u2014 if it was anonymized, right? Because they&#8217;re not going to re-identify it just to pull it out of the database,\u201d Prince said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">23andme says it will not let law enforcement search its database<\/h3>\n<p>Vera Eidelman, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who specializes in privacy and technology policy, said the patchwork of state laws governing DNA data makes the generic data of millions potentially vulnerable to being sold off, or even mined by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-third-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap third\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHaving to rely on a private company&#8217;s terms of service or bottom line to protect that kind of information is troubling \u2014 particularly given the level of interest we&#8217;ve seen from government actors in accessing such information during criminal investigations,\u201d Eidelman said.<\/p>\n<p>She points to how investigators used a genealogy website to identify the man known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2018\/04\/27\/606624218\/in-hunt-for-golden-state-killer-investigators-uploaded-his-dna-to-genealogy-site\">Golden State Killer<\/a>, and how police homed in on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/01\/05\/1147112440\/idaho-murders-suspect-charged-bryan-kohberger\">Idaho murder suspect<\/a> by turning to similar databases of genetic profiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has happened without people&#8217;s knowledge, much less their express consent,\u201d Eidelman said.<\/p>\n<p>Neither case relied on 23andMe, and spokesperson Kill said the company does not allow law enforcement to search its database.<\/p>\n<p>The company has, however, received subpoenas to access its genetic information.<\/p>\n<p>According to 23andMe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.23andme.com\/transparency-report\/\">transparency report<\/a>, authorities have sought genetic data on 15 individuals since 2015, but the company has resisted the requests and never produced data for investigators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe treat law enforcement inquiries, such as a valid subpoena or court order, with the utmost seriousness. We use all legal measures to resist any and all requests in order to protect our customers\u2019 privacy,\u201d Kill said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Board resigns after split with CEO Wojcicki<\/h3>\n<p>Two recent developments have added even more fuel to privacy concerns: Last year, the company was hit with a major data breach that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.23andme.com\/articles\/addressing-data-security-concerns\">it said<\/a> affected 6.9 million customer accounts, including about 14,000 who had their passwords stolen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-25799\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6720;&#10;        --source-height: 4480;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6720x4480+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F2e%2F01c00831465984baa92c2ff5e36d%2Fgettyimages-1385292161.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Anne Wojcicki, founder and CEO of 23andMe, and Marcus Wallenberg speak at an event during Prince Daniel's Fellowship entrepreneurial journey in San Francisco in 2022.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Anne Wojcicki, founder and CEO of 23andMe, and Marcus Wallenberg speak at an event during Prince Daniel&#8217;s Fellowship entrepreneurial journey in San Francisco in 2022.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Kimberly White\/Getty Images\/Getty Images North America<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Kimberly White\/Getty Images\/Getty Images North America<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And earlier this month, 23andMe\u2019s board of directors and the company\u2019s CEO had a dramatic falling-out. After Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki proposed a plan to purchase all of the company\u2019s outstanding shares herself and take the company private, the board pushed back, and, eventually, resigned en masse.<\/p>\n<p>In a public <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.23andme.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/independent-directors-23andme-resign-board\">letter<\/a> to Wojcicki, the board members said while they still back the company\u2019s mission, they cannot support Wojcicki. They wrote that they had been waiting months for her to detail a plan for the company\u2019s future, but it has yet to arrive, which \u201cleads us to believe no such proposal is forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-overflow-3-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap overflow\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI remain committed to our customers\u2019 privacy and pledge,\u201d Wojcicki wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.23andme.com\/node\/9961\/html\">a September filing<\/a> to financial regulators, meaning the company&#8217;s rules requiring consent for DNA to be used for research would remain in place, as well as allowing customers to delete their data. Wojcicki also wrote she is no longer considering offers to buy the company after previously saying she was.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts predict that 23andMe could go out of business by next year, barring a bankruptcy proceeding that could potentially restructure the company.<\/p>\n<p>And for customers like Wiles, the wait is a little unnerving. She opted out of allowing her data to be studied. \u201cSomething about that causes me a bit of pause,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But given the company\u2019s rickety status, she said, \u201cI hope my genetic data isn\u2019t misused in some way. 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