The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office issued a 2.31 million GBP fine against genetic testing company 23andMe following a joint data security probe with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The action stems from alleged insufficient security measures that led to the 2023 data breach impacting 6.9 million customers, including hundreds of thousands in Canada and the U.K. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on the enforcement work and remarks from both enforcers.
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