FTC concerned about privacy protections in 23andMe bankruptcy
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 31, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 31, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
FTC is worried about the sale of personal data in 23andMe's bankruptcy, urging buyers to follow existing privacy policies.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is concerned about the potential sale or transfer of Americans' personal information by 23andMe ancestry testing company that recently filed for bankruptcy, the agency's chairman said on Monday.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a letter that any purchaser of 23andMe assets should agree to be bound by the company's existing privacy policy.
(Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul)
The FTC's concern over privacy protections in 23andMe's bankruptcy case.
The potential sale or transfer of personal data by 23andMe.
Andrew Ferguson is the FTC Chairman who expressed these concerns.
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