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23andMe to Merge with Virgin Group’s VG Acquisition Corp

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Re: 23andMe to Merge with Virgin Group’s VG Acquisition Corp

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I wonder what this will mean for 23andMe customers in terms of accessing their data and data updates.

Probably nothing immediately:

> Current shareholders of 23andMe will own 81% of the combined company

However, as a public company, whatever data policies are in place would be subject to change to the ever-shifting shareholders, so in the long-run who knows.

Re: 23andMe to Merge with Virgin Group’s VG Acquisition Corp

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I wonder what this will mean for 23andMe customers in terms of accessing their data and data updates.

Importantly, while 23andme won’t sell customer data, it’s not considered selling if they’re sharing it with other parts of the same conglomerate they’re now part of.