What happens to customer data as 23andMe goes out of business?

Millions of people have sent their DNA to be analyzed by 23andMe in order to learn their genealogy and risk for certain health issues. But with the company falling on hard times, and not bound by healthcare privacy laws, many wonder what will happen to their information if it goes out of business. Carter Evans reports.

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