The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it was worried about the safety of the personal data of Americans who were previously customers of genetic testing company 23andMe.
On March 23, 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking authorization to “sell substantially all of its assets.” The company said it was committed to “continuing to safeguard customer data” and that “data privacy will be an important consideration in any potential transaction.”
Attorneys general of California and New York have already urged users to remove their data from the company website to prevent it from being sold.
Now, the FTC has also picked up the issue. The agency has “concerns relating to the potential sale or transfer of millions of American consumers’ sensitive personal information,” FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson said in a March 31 letter to the Office of the U.S. Trustee….