You Need to Do More Than Delete Files on an External Drive to Make Them Permanently Disappear

There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.
USA Today

Concerned after 23andMe bankruptcy? Here's a guide on how to download and delete your data

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday. The company says no changes will be made to how it stores, manages or protects customer data up until the sale of its assets is finalized. 23andMe ...
The New York Times

I Tried, and Failed, to Disappear From the Internet

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Mercury News

Here’s how to delete your data from a 23andMe account

NEW YORK (CNN) — 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 ...
MIT Technology Review

How to… delete your 23andMe data

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 ...
CNN

23andMe is looking to sell customers’ genetic data. Here’s how to delete it

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 ...