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minus-squareThat Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoaaaaaand this is why I’ve never done 23andme. And I’m sure I’m not the only one.
minus-squaregolli@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 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 Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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