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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mehdi_benadel@lemmy.balamb.fr 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Dare I say it?

Man did you look in the mirror? 😂

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[–] Grunt4019@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On this topic, I did ancestrydna long before I got concerned with my data and privacy. I have since deleted my data and had them destroy my physical sample as well (which took them a long time). But I wonder if the damage is done and even though they say they deleted and destroyed the sample how can I know for sure? Etc

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know James Smith, from Phoenix, Arizona. Social security number 523-098-1322. Is your data safe?

Imagine how you'd freak out if I, by change, got it right.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

What the hell?! You got mine right!

Not really, but it would have been cool. Also, socials are 9 digits in the US.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm honestly not interested in 23andMe so I never bothered to fact-check so take this with a massive grain of salt but I did watch Linus (from TechTips, not Linux) rant about the privacy problems it has. I don't trust him about these things but I've also watched him rant in favor of letting the ~~spyware~~ consumer features of Windows stay on because they're so great and it's not that big of a deal, so 23andMe has to be doing something very, very wrong.

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