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A court-appointed privacy ombudsman said in a report filed earlier this week that he couldn’t conclude that a sale of the genetic data was consistent with 23andMe’s own privacy policies.

To win approval of the deal, Mr Ellison agreed to install an independent ombudsman at CBS to review complaints of bias and committed to regulators that programming would reflect a diversity of view points.

Shortly after, the merger was approved by the FCC with strict political conditions: hiring an ombudsman to oversee CBS’s reporting and eliminating all of the network’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

"We have really done everything we possibly can to consider this particular situation and the next step would be for that person or family to talk to the local government ombudsman," she added.

"As we cannot legally enter a property without consent, the ombudsman confirmed our conduct in this regard was appropriate," it said.