Some are opting to download their DNA data from services like 23andMe before deleting their accounts. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to just that.

Here's how to delete your sensitive information from 23andMe, especially as the company struggles to survive after numerous data breaches exposed a million customers

For the last decade, 23andMe has been known worldwide for offering genetic testing, ancestry tracing and health information to its customers. Now that the company's future is uncertain, here's how costumers can protect their data.

Users of 23andMe were encouraged by privacy experts to delete their data from the genetic testing service, based in the Bay Area. But it can take years.

We have no idea what's going to happen to 23andMe's DNA data if it shuts down or gets sold, so you should consider deleting your account.

When you set up your 23andMe account, you’re given the option either to have your saliva sample securely destroyed or to have it stored for future testing. If you’ve previously opted to store your sample but now want to delete your 23andMe account, the company says, it will destroy the sample for you as part of the account deletion process.

Here's how to delete your data as company shake-up leaves customers wondering what will happen to their DNA info.

Here’s how to permanently delete your DNA data from 23andMe, ensuring that your sensitive genetic information is no longer accessible.