I've been dealing with their support trying to delete my data. Here's the latest response [1]. The way I read it, they won't delete your genetic data, and it sure seems personally identifiable to me. Am I reading this wrong?
[1] This is a follow-up from the 23andMe Team. Your
inquiry has been escalated to me for review. To clarify,
once you confirm your request to delete your account, we
will delete your data from our systems within 30 days,
unless we are required by law or regulation to
maintain data for a given timeframe.
For example, your Genetic Information, date of birth, and
sex will be retained by 23andMe and our third party
genotyping laboratory as required for compliance with
applicable legal obligations, including the U.S. Federal
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
(CLIA), California Business and Professional Code
Section 1265, and College of American Pathologists
accreditation requirements.
It is important to understand that the information stored
is distinct from the raw genotype data available within
your account. The raw data we receive from the lab
has not been processed by our interpretation software
to produce your individual-level genotype data (in
your account).
You can read more about our retention requirements in the
retention of personal information section of our Privacy
Statement.