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Was about to link to that vid
I suspected these cheap mail-in DNA tests are dodgy. I can show this video to my mum who has been nagging me to buy one for the family, she was adopted out during WW2 without complete paperwork so her ancestry is a mystery and a constant source of curiosity and anguish.
These guys probably feel the need to discount after the explosive story that featured in the last 48 hours.
^^ yeah, that one ^^
I'd suggest reading this before buying one..
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/12/dont-take-the-dna-test-yo…
And the numerous cases where they've handed off data for individuals..
Not sure what Ancestry's requirements are, but 23andme really don't care who you are. You can buy a pack with a prepaid credit card, give any random name or initials, use a generic gmail address, and have the kit mailed to a parcel locker or your neighbour's house. No one will be able to easily link it to you, unless perhaps you did something that gets the police on your back, in which case… too bad. :)
And the numerous cases where they've handed off data for individuals..
What are these cases?
Just in case people aren't bothered to read links or fine print, I'll put it here bluntly.
You are paying for someone to, with your implied permission, use your DNA for any reason they see fit.
Please. Don't take this DNA test without knowing that your DNA isn't necessarily private information.
Good to know was tempted to get on this deal but I'll stay away from them
It's 2188-
Official letter - "you have been denied free public health care as our records show that your ancestors had genetic coding which puts you at a higher risk of being susceptible to diseases that are expensive to treat and would be too burdensome on the limited public funds and public medical facilities. Should need urgent medical treatment then please lie down in a ditch and die"
I'm also sort of not joking
Lol, mate in 2188 everyone will have their DNA taken at birth.
Yeah, but this will give them the 170 years of history to go with that DNA.
Don't you mean to say it'ill be taken at time of inception
@toaster2: Yep, thats more my thinking. I think our DNA will have an big impact on our lives in the future Insurance, crime, medical and so on. There will benefits (as there is now) and negatives, and will vary depending on what DNA you are born with.
You are paying for someone to, with your implied permission, use your DNA for any reason they see fit.
This is their privacy statement. Does it actually say they will do anything they want with your data?
There has already been a report that used a DNA sample from these ancestry sites to convict a criminal
Next is insurance policies
Thats in the USA, using a public database. Its not with Ancestry.
Any company can say anything in their supposed "privacy statement". What are you going to do if they violate their own privacy statement and misuse/sell your private information and/or DNA? Call the police? Complain to some government authority/regulator?
Also, given the increasingly common hacking incidents nowadays, it won't matter even if they have the most water-tight and legally-binding privacy statements…
If you trust them and are extremely desperate to find out about your ancestry, good luck to you.
Just take the test anonymously.
Also 7% off with CR
Grabs tin foil hat
'Concerns about the potential discriminatory use of personal genomics by insurance companies are well founded. There’s no clear pattern of how insurers will or can use information from genetic tests in assessing life cover, but at least in the US, they are entitled to demand medical records, including details of inherited predispositions to particular diseases.'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/10/dna-an…
Anyone interested in seeing if they have a Serial killer in their family, should sign up. This is how the EAR-ON was arrested in April last year. Without this, he would still be walking the streets.
I think, currently, the usa is the only country to allow this because the law allows them to utilise the dna matching/hypothesis method in order to find criminals. In Australia the Police cannot do this.
Really? Are you sure? It's a public database! No breach of privacy if it's public.
Ancestry is a private database, for want a better description. In other words, you cannot upload data from a external source. Gedmatch is what the Cops in the USA use because you can use DNA data from any source as long as it is compatible.
Golden state killer. Nasty case that one. Interesting that they didn't catch him because HE took the test, but because enough distant members of his family had to narrow it down to him.
Can AncestryDNA tell me about my Native American ethnicity?
The AncestryDNA test may predict if you are at least partly Native American
My Aboriginal friends will be delight to know that they are not partly native American.
They still probably have more Native American Indian DNA than Fauxcahontas.
Looks like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster strikes again
$30 shipping, was planning on doing this before the new year, thanks op
Who seriously cares enough to pay for this crap?
My adopted wife was able to find a cousin using one of these kits.
Can you give more details if you don't mind?
incestry!