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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
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‘Deeply private': Oregon AG challenges potential sale of 23andMe users' personal data
PORTLAND, Ore. () — Oregon is among several states taking legal action against a biotechnology company that could sell customer's personal information amid financial woes. Attorney General Dan Rayfield has revealed that Oregon, along with 27 other states, has sued 23andMe in an effort to challenge the potential sale of user data. The California-based genetic testing company in late March, around the same time that co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki announced her resignation after nearly 19 years in the role. Grant High School community advocates for new lighting at Grant Bowl athletics field 23andMe is now hoping a buyer will acquire the company — along with the 'sensitive' health and genetic data in its possession. 'This isn't just data — it's your DNA,' Rayfield said in a release. 'It's personal, permanent, and deeply private. People did not submit their personal data to 23andMe thinking their genetic blueprint would later be sold off to the highest bidder. We're standing up in court to make sure Oregonians — and millions of others — keep the right to control their own genetic information.' Following the bankruptcy filing, the attorney general's office issued a consumer alert informing Oregonians that they could withdraw their consent and delete their data from the platform. But the new lawsuit claims a potential could still impact around 15 million customers. The Associated Press has reported 23andMe only recently reached a settlement involving a . In 2023, the company revealed that hackers had stolen the personal information of nearly seven million users — including 5.5 million people who used the DNA Relatives feature and another 1.4 million people who had created family tree profiles. But in a statement to KOIN 6 on Wednesday, 23andMe claimed arguments in the new lawsuit are 'without merit.' A company spokesperson said the potential sale is permitted and the potential buyers are required to adopt its policies. Criminal proceedings in Salem mass stabbing on hold amid suspect's mental evaluation 'Customers will continue to have the same rights and protections in the hands of the winning bidder,' the spokesperson added in an email. 'Both remaining bidders are US companies, have committed to abide by 23andMe privacy policies, and will continue to operate 23andMe as it has always been operated.' The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is slated to hear arguments for the objection of the sale on June 17. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Grant High School junior wins state Poetry Out Loud competition
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A junior from Grant High School in Portland is Oregon's 2025 champion. Bena Rodecap received the top score at Saturday's contest, organized by the Oregon Arts Commission in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Rodecap memorized and performed 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' by Walt Whitman, 'Say Grace' by Emily Jungmin Yoon and 'How to Write a Poem' by Laura Hershey. Trail Blazers to host tribute night for Bill Walton at Sunday game 'Each of the poems I chose I innately recognized a little piece of myself in,' she told KOIN 6 News. 'I think that's one of the really special things abut this competition is it allows a 16-year-old girl from Portland, Oregon to connect to the words of Walt Whitman, written over 100 years ago.' As far as future plans, Rodecap said she wants to be an environmental lawyer. But for now, she will represent Oregon at the in Washington D.C. in May. Gio Calandrella, a Grant High School freshman, was named runner-up. He would be invited to represent Oregon in the national competition should Rodecap be unable to attend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
