KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL RUSSELL COLEMAN HAS ISSUED A CONSUMER ALERT AND ENCOURAGED KENTUCKIANS TO PROTECT GENETIC DATA FOLLOWING
THE BANKRUPCY ANNOUNCEMENT BY 23ANDME.....
THE COMPANY.....BASED IN CALIFORNIA.....COLLECTS AND ANALYZES PEOPLES GENETIC CODE AND USES DNA SAMPLES FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING
HELPING PEOPLE TRACE THEIR ANCESTRY AND DETEC PERSON HEALTH RISKS.....
GIVEN THE SENSITIVE CONSUMER DATA 23ANDME HAS AMASSED.....COLEMAN IS REMINDING KENTUCKIANS OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE "KENTUCKY GENETIC
INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT".....
KENTUCKIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DELETE THE CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT AND GENETIC DATA.....AND THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AND OBTAIN THE DESTRUCTION OF
ANY SAMPLES OF GENETIC MATERIAL HELD BY THE COMPANY.......
