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The state of California is warning 23andMe customers to delete their data because odds are good that the company is going to go bankrupt.
If I were you I would prioritize doing this.
State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General · Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe CustomersCalifornians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
@ernie - and also cross my fingers *really* hard that doing so actually works. Remember, even deleting a file on your own harddrive doesn't actually delete it; it just removes it from the index. Most platforms offer some sort of "undo deletion" function, which they can do because your stuff remains on the server, even when you think you've deleted it.
If this data is considered valuable there's a very real possibility somebody will keep it. As we also know, illegality is no deterrence.