The home DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and is looking to sell, which means the genetic data that millions trusted them with is also up for sale.
So what happens to that sensitive information when a new buyer comes knocking, and what does it say about how seriously we take our most personal data – our literal DNA – when we can hand it over on a whim for it to be sold to the highest bidder years later?
Guest:
- Professor Daniel Angus, Director of the Queensland University of Technology’s Digital Media Research Centre
