The company’s bankruptcy filing “raises significant concerns regarding potential transfers of customers’ and family members’ sensitive personal data to various interested entities,” including China’s government, says committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) in a letter to Anne Wojcicki, who initiated 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceedings in March and resigned as chief executive soon afterward. The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the privacy and security risks associated with the bankruptcy of genetic testing company 23andMe and has asked its former CEO to testify at a hearing planned for early May. Comer asked Wojcicki for all documents in her possession or control about the bankruptcy filing and the potential sale or transfer of customers’ genetic data. “Potential harm for consumers from the transfer of genetic data amid the bankruptcy of 23andMe does not come solely from hostile foreign actors,” Comer said.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:35:36 +0000