@cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social • 4 months agoDNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itselfwww.reuters.commessage-square7arrow-up159cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareThat Weird Veganlinkfedilink6•4 months agoaaaaaand this is why I’ve never done 23andme. And I’m sure I’m not the only one.
minus-square@golli@lemm.eelinkfedilink6•4 months 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 Weird Veganlinkfedilink1•4 months 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