3The leaders of the Home Committee on Power and Commerce mentioned they’re investigating how 23andMe’s chapter would possibly have an effect on clients’ knowledge.
Representatives Brett Guthrie, Gus Bilirakis, and Gary Palmer (all Republicans) despatched a letter Thursday to the genetic testing firm’s interim CEO Joe Selsavage asking quite a lot of questions on how 23andMe will deal with buyer knowledge if the corporate is offered.
The letter additionally says that some clients have reported issues deleting their knowledge from the 23andMe web site, and it notes that direct-to-consumer firms like 23andMe are usually not lined by the protections of the Well being Insurance coverage Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
“Given the dearth of HIPAA protections, the patchwork of state legal guidelines overlaying genetic privateness, and the uncertainty surrounding what occurs to buyer info ought to a sale of an organization or buyer knowledge and data transpire, we’re involved that this trove of delicate info is susceptible to being comprised,” the representatives write.
23andMe, which settled a knowledge breach lawsuit for $30 million final yr, filed for chapter 11 chapter in March, with co-founder and CEO Anne Wojciki saying she was resigning to turn into a personal bidder for the corporate.
