DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird warns Iowans who have used 23andMe, a genetic testing company that tracks ancestry, to protect their data as the company faces bankruptcy.
The company announced that it will sell “substantially all of its assets,” which may include its collection of genetic data.
That means 23andMe could sell or transfer Iowans’ genetic information to a third-party without their consent.