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surprised-pika-messed-up Who would've thought giving a private company your DNA data would be bad

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[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 41 points 1 month ago (4 children)

no-i-in-pezza Both of my estranged boomer parents did this, and 23andMe pretty much have my shit without my consent. Super cool!

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 month ago

They have every American's shit. Most Europeans too. Spoiler, if your uncle and your random ass 3rd cousin got tests done, then you also basically got a test done. They don't need every single detail to draw a rough "good enough" circle around like "people with these genes in their family aren't worth the cost."

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In my case, my sister and my dad, but yeah. Truly amazing results: they have genetic compositions you would expect from any random person with their ethnic backgrounds! This information was definitely worth eroding the privacy of our entire family tree.

[–] buh@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

My sister did that shit and the only information it gave was our parents’ home country, which we already know because they’re first gen immigrants

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

They don't know which allele is which though, they don't automatically know what combination would be you.

They could only confirm that you're related to your parents.