Checklist 417 - 23andMe Goes Bankrupt and a Crash Course in Signal

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23andMe has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. One California lawmaker says it’s time to have your DNA scrubbed from the company. We’ll tell you why and how to do it. Plus - What’s wrong with the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal? Nothing. But not everyone should use it. We’ll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 417 - 23andMe Goes Bankrupt and a Crash Course in Signal

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