Esthen Exchange:How 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank

2025-05-01 10:03:46source:Rekubit Exchangecategory:Invest

Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi's Aunt Vovi signed up for 23andMe back in 2017,Esthen 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:Invest

Recommend

Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A slate of six Nevada Republicans have again been charged with submitting a bogus c

Share your favorite memories of Ash Ketchum as Pokémon bids him farewell

This week marks the end of an era for fans of Pokémon as they bid farewell to Ash Ketchum after 25 y

La pregunta que llevó a una mujer a crear el primer archivo de reguetón puertorriqueño

Radio Ambulante es un podcast en español de NPR que narra las historias de América Latina. Para Pa