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Canada, UK launched joint probe into 23andMe data breach, says Canada

Jun 10, 2024 7:33 AM

OTTAWA, June 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian and British

privacy authorities have launched a joint probe into a data

breach at genetics testing company 23andme last year, Canada's

privacy commissioner said in a statement on Monday.

Last October, 23andMe told some customers of a breach into

the "DNA Relatives" feature that allowed them to compare

ancestry information with users worldwide.

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