A company spokesperson told HuffPost that 23andMe isn't changing the way it stores, manages or protects customer data.

Californians have the right to direct the deletion of their genetic data under the Genetic Information Privacy Act and California Consumer Privacy Act, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.

Attorney General Rob Bonta is advising people who have submitted their DNA to the California-based company 23andMe to invoke their state right to privacy and request that the company, which is facing bankruptcy, delete their genetic information.