How to delete your 23andMe data According to a consumer alert from the California attorney general, there are a few steps you can take to protect your data from any potential privacy concerns.

Scroll to the "Delete Data" section. Click "Permanently Delete Data." Confirm your request: You'll receive an email from 23andMe; follow the link in the email to confirm your deletion request.

How to delete To delete data from 23andMe, customers should log in to their account and navigate to the “Settings” section of their profile.

Scroll to the “Delete Data” section. Click “Permanently Delete Data.” Confirm your request: You’ll receive an email from 23andMe; follow the link in the email to confirm your deletion ...

Click “Permanently Delete Data.” Confirm your request: After confirmation, you’ll receive an email from 23andMe containing a link where you can confirm the deletion request.

Californians can delete their genetic data from 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company, which announced on Sunday that it filed for bankruptcy.

The Bay Area-based company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to pursue a sale. A new owner could mean big changes in how user data is handled and what it’s used for.

Instead, try the free Windows program Eraser, which uses Department of Defense-level data destruction algorithms to get rid of files permanently. For Macs, there's Clean My MacX Shredder, $40.

How to delete your 23andMe data To delete your data from 23andMe, you need to log in to your account and then follow these steps: Navigate to the Settings section of your profile.

You can permanently remove your account from the troubled company’s database.