A reader asked me how he might safely donate a computer to a local refurbishing group. "Our son-in-law takes the hard drive out and destroys it with a hammer," he said. "Is that the best way?" Unless ...

We all know that Meta gathers information on us across all its properties – Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Horizon (the company's VR platform). So it's logical to think that you might have a Meta ...

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is urging consumers of the struggling 23andMe genetic testing company to take action to protect their data. “New Yorkers’ genetic data is sensitive ...

Upgrading your PC is exciting. You get faster speeds, more storage, and you don't have to listen to your computer fan scream like a banshee. But before you sell, donate, or recycle your old machine, ...

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The genetic testing company 23andMe, best known for allowing people to trace their ancestry with an at-home kit, has been struggling financially for months. So when the California biotech firm ...

It's not too late to delete your 23andMe data. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia sued the DNA testing company on Monday to prevent it from selling customers' genetic data without ...

23andMe has capped off a challenging few years by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Given the uncertainty around the future of the DNA testing company and what will happen to all of the genetic ...