How could the 23andMe bankruptcy settlement affect the California Department of Justice?
California Department of Justice may receive $6 million from 23andMe bankruptcy The California Department of Justice could receive a US$6 million settlement payment resulting from the bankruptcy of 23andMe. This payment resolves California's legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ genetic and other personal information. The settlement was reached after the state unsuccessfully tried to block the sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
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- How direct
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- The story
- Gone quiet
How it reaches California Department of Justice
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Rob Bonta announced that the state will receive a US$6 million settlement payment from 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceedings. This payment resolves California’s legal claims stemming from a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and personal information belonging to 6.9 million customers. The settlement comes after California agreed to drop further appeals regarding the sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute.
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Rob Bonta announced that the state will receive a US$6 million settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy. This payment resolves California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ genetic and other personal information.
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- cp24.com Oct 19
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organised community living under a system of government; either a sovereign state, constituent state, or federated state
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As the executive legal department of the state, the California Department of Justice manages the legal claims and receives the financial recovery from the settlement, which was reached after the state lost an appeal over the sale of 23andMe assets.
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statewide investigative law enforcement agency and legal department of the California executive branch
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The facts so far
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- The state will receive a US$6 million settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy.cp24.com
- The settlement resolves claims related to a 2023 data breach.cp24.com
- The data breach exposed 6.9 million customers’ genetic and other personal information.cp24.com
- 23andMe agreed to pay $46.75 million to victims of the 2023 data breach.cp24.com
Why it matters
The settlement provides financial recovery for the state following a major data privacy failure by 23andMe. This recovery is tied to the state's enforcement of the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which the state had argued was violated by the bankruptcy sale.
The state had previously lost an appeal over the sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. The state agreed to drop further appeals as part of the US$6 million settlement.
What we don't know yet
- Will the Department of Justice use the settlement funds to bolster privacy enforcement efforts?
- What other legal claims, if any, remain against 23andMe's bankruptcy estate?
Is this still moving?
- Reports
- 3
- Developments
- 1
- Repetition
- 67%
What would change this answer
Who else could feel it
Other possible ripples from the same event.
Reporting
- cp24.comOct 19
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