• isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    How people are so confident in sharing their DNA, something you cannot change, that you will carry on for your entire life, and that can uniquely identify you with just a small sample, to a private, profit-driven company still amazes me

    And the worst part is, even if you’re careful about it, all that’s needed is a relative doing it and now the company can basically tell most of your family tree

    And all for what, knowing the parents of the parents of your parents come from some neighboring country? No shit, Sherlock, people move around

    • Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      My mom did it and paid for a free test for me too. Had them send it to my address. So even though I didn’t use the test I’m in their system, name and all.