Bankrupt 23andMe will be allowed to sell customers’ genetic data to other companies. The company claims its security measures surrounding the data will remain in place, but its privacy policy says it can change those procedures at any time. 23andMe customers do have a way to delete their genetic and ancestral data, however. A U.S. bankruptcy …
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National Archives Releases Thousands of JFK Assassination Records
The following is a press release issued by the (U.S.) National Archives: WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 — On March 18, 2025 President Donald J. Trump declassified previously-classified records within the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, following the issuance of Executive Order 14176 on January 23, 2025. In what was one of the largest single …
New Orleans Public Library, City Archives to Host 2nd Annual Genealogy Conference
The City Archives and Special Collections will present the second-annual GenFest on April 5 at Dillard University’s Professional School and Sciences Building (24 East Rd.). With GenFest, the City Archives brings together southeastern Louisiana genealogical, preservation, historical and cultural organizations to share their missions and stories with festival attendees and each other. The event will …