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Technically every customer is buying someone else's dna
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So you can feel safe buying at this price, or wait & you'll get additional opportunities at this price later (e.g. Black Friday).
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This company makes billions selling your DNA, and charges you for the privilege. They sell your personal information, including your genetic makeup, to the highest bidder and their craftily worded agreement makes it seem like you gave consent.
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This company makes billions selling your DNA, and charges you for the privilege. They sell your personal information, including your genetic makeup, to the highest bidder and their craftily worded agreement makes it seem like you gave consent.
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Swap names all you want but once you provide your DNA, you will be put into the appropriate family tree that you belong to...
DNA is your real identity. Name is just a label.
If you're interested in the health implications, I recommend you look at an actual medical genetic testing company like Invitae https://www.invitae.com/en/stayin...-our-tests, instead of a recreational genetic testing company like 23andMe. It's pricier but it's far more comprehensive and accurate. 23andMe just "genotypes" a few known-to-be common mutations in genes of interest (which means you'll have a very high false negative rate), where as medical-grade testing companies will sequence the entire gene.
Yes, if you want the version that includes Health data, I've never seen it cheaper than this. I watch all the DNA sales closely (Over the last several years, I've bought about 10x 23andme (5 with Health), 10x FamilyTreeDNA, and about 25x AncestryDNA), and I'd say it sells for 99 once or twice a year. The 23andme non-health version has sold as low as 49 a few times. All 3 of these companies' tests are great in different ways and I highly recommend them, regardless of the fearful doomsayers that love to thread crap on every one of them every time they go on sale. Lol
Can you explain this further? If they get your DNA and place you accordingly, but you've essentially masked your personal identity by giving a fake name and address wouldn't your privacy still be protected?
I know your DNA would be out there and have been mapped, but I'm trying to understand how they or one of their data buyers can personally identify you based on that.