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Boston Herald: Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy

April 19, 2025

Though any buyer of 23andMe must agree to comply with the company’s privacy policy, that policy can be unilaterally changed at any time, according to Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. 

“I would be very concerned if I had given a swab to 23andMe,” Geoghegan said. “There is little we can do to control what happens to it.” 

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