Hi,
Blackstone, a private equity firm with deep ties to Trump wants to buyout
Ancestry, and your DNA data along with it. Even if you’ve never taken a
genealogy DNA test, if your relatives have, then your DNA data would still
wind up in Blackstone’s pockets.
Millions of Americans have sent their DNA to Ancestry to learn more about
themselves and their biological heritage. Now that data is about to become
the property of a private equity firm determined to make huge profits from
selling it to the highest bidder.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress and federal regulators to block the
sale of Ancestry to Blackstone!
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Private equity firms operate like pythons in reverse: first they devour
companies wholesale, then they squeeze as much profit and revenue out of
them, regardless of the consequences. But Blackstone is one of the largest
private equity firms and one of the worst.
Blackstone has deep ties to the Trump administration, and uses their
corporate entities to empower Trump’s racist policies. After Blackstone
took over the Motel 6, the hotel chain began handing over private customer
data to ICE^2, resulting in raids, family separations, detainment and
deportations.
Blackstone is also tied to a significant amount of Amazon jungle
deforestation^3, putting their relentless greed for profit above that
planet-sustaining ecosystem.
If that’s what Blackstone does to immigrants and the environment, just
imagine what they could do with the DNA data about you and your family.
Congress and federal regulators need to step in and stop the sale of
Ancestry to Blackstone.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Block the sale of Ancestry to Blackstone!
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Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. CBS News, “Private equity wants to own your DNA,” [ [link removed] ]August 7, 2020.
2. Reuters, “Motel 6 pays $12 million for sharing guest lists with U.S.
immigration: Washington AG,” [ [link removed] ]April 4, 2019.
3. Intercept, “A Top Financier Of Trump And McConnell Is A Driving Force
Behind Amazon Deforestation,” [ [link removed] ]August 27, 2020.
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