What happens to genetic data when companies change hands, and how to keep control of your DNA file.
4 articles
Privacy & data · 9 min read
Download your 23andMe raw data, keep two encrypted copies, then delete the account, destroy the sample and withdraw research consent. What 23andMe keeps anyway.
Privacy & data · 9 min read
Uploading a raw DNA file is a one-way decision. What went wrong at GEDmatch, 23andMe and Vitagene, a seven-point checklist, and tools that read the file on your device.
Privacy & data · 7 min read
A three-minute check with your browser's Network tab: what to open, which requests our generator makes, what an upload looks like on another service, and what we store.
Privacy & data · 12 min read
23andMe belongs to TTAM Research Institute, Anne Wojcicki's nonprofit, since July 2025. Who holds your DNA data, what TTAM promised, the 2026 settlement, and what to do.
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