Buying a new house is by far one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make. It’s the ultimate American dream. One of the first things most people want to do in their search is to see pictures of the ...

The Washington Remove Inactive Voters from Statewide Voter Database Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 4, ...

It sounds impossible and it ultimately is, but you can get surprisingly close to deleting yourself from the internet in 2025. Here’s how. There are many reasons you might want to “delete yourself” ...

Andrea Gacki, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), testifies during the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International ...

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As of 2025, 23andMe , the once-prominent personal genomics and biotechnology company , is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings following a series of data breaches and financial troubles. This development ...

For years, Google made it incredibly easy to look up someone’s address, phone number, age, and other personal info. All you had to do was type in a person’s name and where they live, and you’d get all ...

Jen Karner has spent the last 10 years covering technology, streaming services, video games, while working behind the scenes as an editor for her teams. She's also the author of the award winning ...

23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared ...

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe, best known for allowing people to trace their ancestry with an at-home kit, has been struggling financially for months. So when the California biotech firm ...

But truly deleting your personal genetic information from the DNA testing company is easier said than done. This story was originally published in October 2024. In March 2025, 23andMe filed for ...