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Privacy managers for Canada and the United Kingdom are expected to talk about a joint survey of a global data violation on Tuesday that occurred almost two years ago in the Direct Genetic Test Society 23andm.
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne and British Information Commissioner John Edwards launched the joint investigation in June 2024.
The two offices are expected to publish their conclusions at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
The investigation was to examine the scope of the information Presentation by the breach This occurred in October 2023 and the potential damage he posed to individuals, if 23andme had adequate guarantees to protect the very sensitive information she had, and if she provided an adequate notification of the breach both to their offices and to affected people.
“In bad hands, the genetic information of an individual could be used badly for surveillance and discrimination,” Dufresne said in a statement when the investigation was launched.
Business set a trial at the end of last year This has accused 23and of not having protected the privacy of 6.9 million customers whose personal information was exposed in the violation. The company was ordered to pay US 30 million dollars and to provide three years of security surveillance.
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During the months which followed the violation, the company was faced with many problems, in particular by seeing its value in the public lists drop by more than 97% and its seven independent administrators resigning last September in the middle of the founder of origin planned to resume private society.
The company has never made any benefits and bankrupt in MarchSeeking to sell your affairs at auction after a drop in demand and the data violation of 2023.
Last month, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy the company for $ 256 million, but on Monday refused to submit a new offer for the company after the 23andme co -founder Anne Wojcicki beat her offer, putting US dollars from the non -profit organization.
Wojcicki’s offer is expected to close in the coming weeks after a legal hearing scheduled for Tuesday, according to its non -profit TTAM research institute. The non -profit organization said that it would support existing confidentiality policies of 23andme and respect all applicable data protection laws.
– with reuters files
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