Here's how to delete your data as company shake-up leaves customers wondering what will happen to their DNA info.

When you set up your 23andMe account, you’re given the option either to have your saliva sample securely destroyed or to have it stored for future testing. If you’ve previously opted to store your sample but now want to delete your 23andMe account, the company says, it will destroy the sample for you as part of the account deletion process.

Users of 23andMe were encouraged by privacy experts to delete their data from the genetic testing service, based in the Bay Area. But it can take years.

A plummet in the company’s valuation and a recent board resignation have raised questions about the future of genetic data collected from millions of customers.

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