Report of Consumer Privacy Ombudsman in the 23andMe bankruptcy: summary of legal conclusions (June 11, 2025) (In re 23andMe Holding Co., et al., No. 25-40976-357 (Bankr. E.D. Mo.), Report of Consumer Privacy Ombudsman, ECF No. 718, at 7-8 (June 11, 2025))
An ombudsman reads the seller's privacy promises broadly (marketing claims included, version by version) and tests the sale against state data laws, here the genetic-privacy statutes that require consent for a transfer.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“Based upon his examination, the CPO cannot conclude with certainty that the sale of the Company’s data in bankruptcy is otherwise consistent with its privacy policies, particularly for those customers who created their accounts before the 23andMe Privacy Statement was amended in June 2022 to expressly note the potential for a sale of customer data in bankruptcy. ... the CPO cannot conclude that applicable non-bankruptcy law would not be violated as a result of the sale of the Company and its assets to either bidder under this bankruptcy proceeding, unless the Company has obtained appropriate consent from customers (in a manner that complied with applicable state laws) prior to the winning bidder obtaining control of customer genetic data.”
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