cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 5 days agoDNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itselfwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareThat Annoying Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoaaaaaand this is why I’ve never done 23andme. And I’m sure I’m not the only one.
minus-squaregolli@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoThe problematic thing with genetic data is that it isn’t just about your own choice. If one person gives away their information, then that also allows to draw conclusions about their relatives.
minus-squareThat Annoying Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoThat’s how they catch some killers. I forget who, but one killler was caught by his bro doing a genetic test
aaaaaand this is why I’ve never done 23andme. And I’m sure I’m not the only one.
The problematic thing with genetic data is that it isn’t just about your own choice. If one person gives away their information, then that also allows to draw conclusions about their relatives.
That’s how they catch some killers. I forget who, but one killler was caught by his bro doing a genetic test