AQCAN Exchange-How 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank

2025-04-28 18:21:12source:Rekubit Exchangecategory:Contact

Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi's Aunt Vovi signed up for 23andMe back in 2017,AQCAN Exchange hoping to learn more about the genetic makeup of her ancestors. Vovi was one of over 15 million 23andMe customers who sent their saliva off to be analyzed by the company.

But last month, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, and it announced it would be selling off that massive genetic database. Today on the show, what might happen to Vovi's genetic data as 23andMe works its way through the bankruptcy process, how the bankruptcy system has treated consumer data privacy in the past, and what this case reveals about the data that all of us willingly hand over to companies every single day.

Sponsor Message

More:Contact

Recommend

Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor

NEW YORK — Holiday sights and sounds fill Manhattan this time of year, from ice skating at Rockefell

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It’s rarely granted

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man set to die this month is at the center of another push for clemency

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart's new 10-year, $130 million deal: More contract details

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s $130 million, 10-year contract that runs through the end of the