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Blackrock’s Purchase of Ancestry.com Doesn’t Mean They Can Be Sued for Obtaining Illinoisans’ Genetic Info
A federal appeals panel has determined investment giant Blackstone can’t be sued under an Illinois genetic information law over allegations of improperly accessing data without consent solely because it acquired Ancestry.com. Blackstone reportedly spent $4.7 billion to purchase the popular genealogy website in December 2020. The following July, plaintiffs Carolyn Bridges and Raymond Cunningham filed …