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Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe Sale

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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jan Schakowsky sent letters to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and TTAM Research Institute , which have put forth separate bids to buy 23andMe .

They want to know if they will continue to give customers the option to delete their data and withdraw consent for their data to be used in medical research.

The letters were signed by 20 other Democratic members of Congress .

After struggling for years to turn a profit, the company filed for bankruptcy protection in March .

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