23andMe’s weekend bankruptcy filing has ignited concerns among consumers who provided the company with their genetic information and reignited discussions on data privacy among policymakers and ...

The announcement that 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy and has put its genetic genealogy database up for sale has sent its customers into a bit of a privacy tizzy. On March 21, California Attorney ...

In a deal raising significant privacy concerns, biotechnology giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced Monday it is acquiring embattled consumer genetics company 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 ...

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act into law on May 19, 2024, and it goes into effect on July 31, 2025. The law provides additional ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky will implement a comprehensive consumer data privacy framework on Jan. 1, 2026, establishing new rights for residents and obligations for businesses that collect ...

The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. There are few limits on how businesses can collect, use and sell data about their customers. Grocery stores are now big data ...

We’re a couple of law professors who are also Bostonians. Together, we’ve studied digital privacy issues for a combined five decades, and we think there are three important things you should know as ...

Every year during National Consumer Protection Week, you hear warnings about phishing emails, fake IRS calls and identity theft. Those threats are real, but there is another risk that gets far less ...

There are few limits on how businesses can collect, use and sell data about their customers. Grocery stores are now big data companies, thanks to their savings awards programs. As are smartphone apps ...