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May 27, 2025, Paper: "On 23 March 2025, the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in a US bankruptcy court. The objective of this bankruptcy is to sell the company quickly, as is common through Chapter 11. But 23andMe has a distinctive feature: the company holds a genetic dataset drawn from over 15 million customers. The sale of 23andMe through bankruptcy thus raises extensive privacy and discrimination issues that are not comprehensively addressed under US laws. Current US federal laws would need to be updated or a comprehensive privacy law enacted to give all Americans adequate control over their data, including full protection from discrimination based on their genetic profile."