Summary: The openSNP project will cease operations on April 30, 2025, due to increasing privacy concerns and the potential misuse of genetic data. Co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras highlighted the significant ethical and political shifts in the landscape of personal genomics over the past 14 years. As a result, all user submissions will be deleted to protect individuals’ data privacy.
Affected: openSNP Project
Keypoints :
- openSNP is shutting down over privacy concerns and risk of misuse by authoritarian entities.
- The platform was created to democratize genetic data access but has seen a decline in user contributions.
- Users have until April 30, 2025, to download their data, while the organization will delete all submissions post-closure.
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