In the wake of a bankruptcy court approving the sale of DNA testing company 23andMe to a new owner, Attorney General Phil Weiser issued a consumer alert to tell Coloradans that they have the right to delete any genetic and other personal data shared with the company.

“I am committed to protecting Coloradans’ data privacy and fought to ensure anyone who shared their data with 23andMe can delete it at any time. If you shared sensitive data with 23andMe, thinking only the company would ever have access to it, you need to know that the company no longer exists. If you are concerned about your genetic data being transferred to a new company through this bankruptcy sale, you should know you have the right to delete your data that the company is holding onto. That’s why I encourage anyone who wishes to delete their 23andMe account and any personal data, including their DNA sample, to do so now.” – AG Weiser