Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent the Sale of Genetic Information

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 -- 9:01 AM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the sale of genetic information from a defunct genealogy company.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, online genetic testing website 23andMe went bankrupt earlier this year and is attempting to sell off all of its assets, including a database of all of its customer’s genetic and biometric data.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says that sort of information is too sensitive to be sold without the express consent of every customer involved. He says the genetic information people sent to 23andMe shouldn’t be used in ways they didn’t expect and be subject to data breaches or other loss.

Attorneys for the company say customers signed a rights statement that allows for the sale when they signed up for the service.

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