23andMe says 15% of customers asked to delete their genetic data since bankruptcy

23andMe’s interim chief executive Joseph Selsavage told lawmakers on Tuesday that 1.9 million people, or about 15% of its customer base, have requested their genetic data be deleted from the company’s servers since it filed for bankruptcy protection in March.

Selsavage was speaking at a House Oversight Committee hearing, during which lawmakers scrutinized the company’s sale following an earlier bankruptcy auction. The bankruptcy sparked concerns that the data of millions of Americans who used 23andMe could end up in the hands of an…