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Bankruptcy judge signs off on 23andMe genetic data sale

By Maria Dinzeo ( June 30, 2025, 17:12 GMT | Insight) -- Genetic testing company 23andMe will be allowed to sell its assets — including its trove of genetic data — to nonprofit TTAM Research Institute, after a US bankruptcy judge found the deal complies with federal bankruptcy law, does not breach existing privacy policies, and poses no unlawful risk to consumer data.A US federal bankruptcy judge gave 23andMe the green light to sell nearly all of its assets to a nonprofit led by the company’s largest shareholder and former CEO, Anne Wojcicki, over objections from state attorneys general who warned the $305 million deal could violate privacy laws by transferring sensitive genetic data without user consent....

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