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James Comer Gives 23andMe Hard Deadline to Hand Over Documents Related to Alleged Sale of American's Genetic Data

U.S. Rep. James Comer (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Republican Rep. James Comer gave on Tuesday a hard deadline to a 23andMe board member to provide documents and communications related to the company's recent bankruptcy filing as the House Oversight Committee investigates related "national security and data privacy concerns."

In a letter addressed at company board member Anne Wojcicki, Comer said that the bankruptcy filing "raises significant concerns regarding potential transfers of customers' and family members' sensitive personal data to various interested entities, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)."

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