Every time you browse the web, shop online, or interact on social media, you leave behind a digital footprint—a trail of data breadcrumbs that collectively paint a detailed portrait of your online ...

With the internet being a treasure trove of information, it is easy to forget that it can also be a Pandora’s box of personal ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

DNA testing service 23andMe has undergone serious upheaval in recent months, creating concerns for the 15 million customers who entrusted the company with their personal biological information. After ...

The bankruptcy filing by 23andMe — the company behind the first at-home DNA ancestry kit — has prompted a scramble for answers regarding the fate of users' most personal information and whether they ...

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 ...

Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe. 23andMe is on the brink of a financial collapse. The company – founded in 2006 – is now considered unprofitable, The ...