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I regret giving 23andme my DNA Voltaire2 May 8 #1
Who do they sell it to? nt DURHAM D May 8 #4
anyone with money to buy it. Voltaire2 May 8 #6
That does not answer the question. DURHAM D May 8 #7
Pharma companies. NNadir May 8 #26
Take your concerns seriously. Big Blue Marble May 8 #2
Go for it. DURHAM D May 8 #3
Nothing says "I love you" quite like giving the government access to all your family's genetic material. PeaceWave May 8 #5
Have you assumed that we all have something to hide? nt DURHAM D May 8 #8
the old 'something to hide' shibboleth? Really? Here on DU? stopdiggin May 8 #13
I have no idea what your point is. nt DURHAM D May 8 #14
talk to somebody in law, or law enforcement, or social services stopdiggin May 8 #18
Sure. If you don't mind everybody and their brother running security checks against it. woodsprite May 8 #9
Can't speak to whether they sell the DNA results TexasDem69 May 8 #10
Mine was so boring. 99.9% British Isles, no surprises. My husband ms liberty May 8 #11
I have pros and cons to report. Croney May 8 #12
I can see the interest (particularly for those that don't have stopdiggin May 8 #15
Likewise conflicting stories Easterncedar May 8 #16
Ancestry is owned by Blackstone Easterncedar May 8 #17
I used 23 and me and found the results fascinating bif May 8 #19
If somebody wants to sell my DNA, they're going to have to obtain it the old fashioned way. LudwigPastorius May 8 #20
As long as you understand Elessar Zappa May 8 #21
Think of your DNA as your human PIN number. Do give it out unless ordered to by the courts. Hotler May 8 #22
Having an aversion to personal information being available to niyad May 8 #23
Well, in a previous job.... Xolodno May 8 #24
Personally, I would not do this. OldBaldy1701E May 8 #25
A few years claudette May 8 #27
I always thought of it as Arne May 8 #28
LOL claudette May 9 #32
Do you have any shady relatives? JT45242 May 8 #29
This can be a fascinating journey. I learnt that my grandfather was buried in Doodley May 9 #30
I did mine and confirmed a piece of family history yellowdogintexas May 9 #31
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