Judge Approves 23andMe Sale to Founder’s Nonprofit, Appeal Deadline Looms Amid Privacy Concerns
Judge Approves 23andMe Sale to Founder’s Nonprofit, Appeal Deadline Looms Amid Privacy Concerns A U.S. bankruptcy judge has given the green light for the insolvent genetics firm 23andMe to be sold to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit established by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. This ruling, delivered by Judge Brian Walsh of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, aims to circumvent the controversial transfer of millions of customers’ sensitive DNA data to a commercial third party. The decision…