Congress has questions about 23andme bankruptcy

3 The leaders of the Parliamentary Parliament and Trade Committee said they are investigating how 23andme bankruptcy affects customer data.

Actors Brett Gutry, Jose Bilirakis, and Gary Palmer (all Republicans) Send a message Thursday to the temporary CEO of the Genetic Examinations Company, Joe Silsavag, asks a number of questions about how to deal with 23andme for customer data if the company is sold.

The message also indicates that some customers have reported problems deleting their data from the 23andme website on the web, and it is noted that direct companies for consumers such as 23andme are not generally covered by protecting the law of health insurance and accountability (HIPAA).

“Given the absence of HIPAA protection, the laws of state laws that cover genetic privacy, and the uncertainty surrounding what happens to the customer’s information in the event of the sale of the company or customer and the sacrifice of the information, we are concerned that this information from sensitive information is at risk of being composed.”

23andme, which She claimed data breach For 30 million dollars last year, It was presented to bankruptcy, Chapter 11 In March, with co -founder and CEO Anne Wogiki, he said she was resigning to become a special bidding for the company.