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23andMe Re-Opens Data Auction With $305 Million Bid From Former CEO

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23andMe and all its assets are up for auction once again.

Former CEO Amy Wojcicki has started out hot with an opening bid nearly $50 million higher than the previous auction’s winner.

The sale of something as sensitive as DNA, which you cannot change like password or an email address, should require more than implicit consent.