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# Sen. Schumer Seeks FTC Review on Home DNA Kits
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/sen-schumer-seeks-ftc-review-on-home-dna-kits/
- Published: 2017-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:03:27.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5140202

Sen. **Chuck Schumer** (D-NY) has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine direct-to-consumer home DNA kits to ensure genetic information is not sold or shared with third parties without consumers’ informed consent. Schumer 11/26 cited the increasingly popular home genetic kits (Ancestry, 23andMe and MyHeritage), and said some of their product agreements were not specific on what they could do with collected genetic information.

“Here’s what many consumers don't realize, that their sensitive information can end up in the hands of unknown third-party companies,” Schumer said. “There are no prohibitions, and many companies say that they can still sell your information to other companies...Now, this is sensitive information, and what those companies can do with all that data, our sensitive and deepest information, your genetics, is not clear and in some cases not fair and not right.”

After Schumer’s press conference, 23andMe told [NBC ](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/senator-calls-more-scrutiny-home-dna-test-industry-n824031?ref=fdaweb.com)News:“We do not sell individual customer information, nor do we include any customer data in our research program without an individual’s voluntary and informed consent. 23andMe customers are in control of their data — customers can choose to consent, or not to, at any time.” Ancestry’s [Website says the ](http://www.ancestry.com/cs/privacyphilosophy?ref=fdaweb.com)company, with your consent, “may also use your information in genealogical or genomic research projects, to improve or develop new products and services, and for internal business purposes.” And MyHeritage said it has never sold or licensed DNA data to any 3rd party.