FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson letter to the U.S. Trustee on the 23andMe bankruptcy (March 31, 2025) (Letter from Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, to Jerry Jensen, Acting U.S. Trustee, Region 13, re In re 23andMe Holding Co., et al., Case No. 25-40976 (Bankr. E.D. Mo.) (Mar. 31, 2025))
The FTC's current position: privacy and security promises travel with the data, and any buyer in a bankruptcy sale should expressly agree to be bound by the seller's privacy policies and applicable law.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“The FTC believes that, consistent with Section 363(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, these types of promises to consumers must be kept. This means that any bankruptcy-related sale or ... transfer involving 23andMe users’ personal information and biological samples will be subject to the representations the Company has made to users about both privacy and data security, and which users relied upon in providing their sensitive data to the Company. Moreover, as promised by 23andMe, any purchaser should expressly agree to be bound by and adhere to the terms of 23andMe’s privacy policies and applicable law, including as to any changes it subsequently makes to those policies.”
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