DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy, CEO resigns
23andMe on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after struggling with the fallout of a data breach and weak demand for its ancestry testing kits that featured in Oprah…
What happens to your genetic data if 23andMe is sold?
According to the 23andMe’s privacy policy, if the company is involved in a “bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your Personal Information may be accessed, sold or transferred…
Canada & UK Partner in Joint 23andMe Data Breach Investigation
Authorities in Canada and the UK have launched a joint investigation into a 23andMe data breach that occurred last October. That’s when a threat actor posted on the Dark Web…
News for Monday, May 27, 2013
Canada needs to update its tools to protect privacy. Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has advice. http://t.co/dPWF2hJDm3 -> Canada Post makes an appeal… for junk mail? http://t.co/t3aRLzNKlG -> Serious Privacy Flaw…
CPR for Friday, May 21, 2010
From the CPR tweetstream (@cproundup): Taking blood from babies a prickly situation – Smart meters on the way, Hydro insists – “Billion-dollar plan” – New website tracking Google’s impact on…
CPR for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
‘No-fly’ watchdogs blastedToronto StarFor Singh, and others like him, there is little comfort in a new report by Canada’s federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. Stoddart slammed the … Banking probes…