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Ruling imminent on 23andMe bankruptcy sale as US states push privacy objections

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 21, 2025, 01:03 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge is weighing whether 23andMe can sell its trove of consumer genetic data to a nonprofit led by its former chief executive, after a marathon hearing in which lawyers for Texas and California argued the deal would flout state privacy laws requiring explicit consent.The fate of 23andMe’s bankruptcy sale to a nonprofit led by its former CEO now rests with a US federal judge following the close of a multi-day hearing where attorneys for Texas and California argued at length that the deal violates state privacy laws barring the sale of genetic data without explicit consumer consent....

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