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23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data

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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating 23andMe 's decision to file for bankruptcy.

The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy protection in March , and its assets are up for sale.

Rep. Guthrie , Rep. Bilirakis and Rep. Palmer express "great concern" about the safety of the company's customer data.

DNA data is particularly sensitive because each person's sequence is unique.