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Let’s all check our DNA

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imported_tajmahal said:
I didn't think Penny would give anyone my DNA.
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It might... but everyone else's will be on there too. The cops could possibly confirm that you recently handled a certain penny (or other object) if they already have your DNA, but a penny on it's own would be a bad source for them to get your DNA and link it to you specifically.
 
I did 23 and Me. Should have my results by the end of January. I'm adopted and the family history I do know about is murky, so I'll be interested in the results.
 
This has interested me for a while but I never went ahead with it. But I think I'm gonna order it through 23AndMe today.
 
Red Squirrel said:
It might... but everyone else's will be on there too. The cops could possibly confirm that you recently handled a certain penny (or other object) if they already have your DNA, but a penny on it's own would be a bad source for them to get your DNA and link it to you specifically.
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First of all, everyone: it was a Simpsons joke
Second: If you think handling currency is going to leave enough tissue on that currency for anyone to extract a meaningful DNA sample, then I encourage you all to gtf back to school and enlist in some fucking meaningul science education. FFS.

CSI is, and only ever has been, pure fiction.
 
The government uses all kinds of supposedly private information sources for research sometimes selling the data to private companies like Driver's License data. If this data gets into the new Medical Medadata files, then anyone including an insurance company may have access to it.
 
piasabird said:
The government uses all kinds of supposedly private information sources for research sometimes selling the data to private companies like Driver's License data. If this data gets into the new Medical Medadata files, then anyone including an insurance company may have access to it.
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right. the issue with your genome data is that it is non-identifiable from a pure data perspective. I do think that your data is available through various databases, but it exists as part of a randomized population-based data set. This is extremely valuable to research and yeah, unfortunately: insurance. But it can't be tracked back to you accept only by you and the company with whom you hold the contract.

I *don't think* we will see insurance companies being able to specifically target individuals based on their genomic data (I hope not anyway--this is why good government regulations are good government regulations, and we absolutely need them), but we will sure as shit see actuaries pouring over better and better genetic databases to create demographic profiles to make adjustments to certain groups of customers. I mean, they already do this: black male? well, sir: you have genetic predisposition for heart disease! Here's your premium. take it or gtfo.
 
Already did this awhile ago.

I am mostly Ashkenazi Jewish, some western Euro, some Scandinavian, and some native American. My grandmother had a fling with a Jewish doctor that was hiding in America during WWII. Someone in the ancestry of that same grandmother had a fling with the Blackfoot tribe. At least that was the story that was passed down to me and is born out by the DNA tests. Other than that most of what I am is Euro/American mutt 🙂
 
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Govt. publishes the social security death index, too.
HumblePie said:
Already did this awhile ago.

I am mostly Ashkenazi Jewish, some western Euro, some Scandinavian, and some native American. My grandmother had a fling with a Jewish doctor that hiding in America during WWII. Someone in the ancestry of that same grandmother had a fling with the Blackfoot tribe. At least that was the story that was passed down to me and is born out by the DNA tests. Other than that most of what I am is Euro/American mutt 🙂
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See, I want to find out something slightly subversive like that.

"Hey, dad; did you know you're 1/8 black?"

Alas... I fear my ancestors were boring.
 
dave_the_nerd said:
Govt. publishes the social security death index, too.

See, I want to find out something slightly subversive like that.

"Hey, dad; did you know you're 1/8 black?"
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I have to admit, my father in law is getting an ancestry.com test from the recent deal for precisely that reason.
 
rpanic said:
Just remember it’s not just your DNA that your handing over. I have really wanted to try 23andme but would not do it without it being completely anonymous.


https://www.familytree.com/blog/police-are-asking-for-dna/
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Ah! and this is where they get you.

(c) as may be required by law, regulatory authorities, or legal process…
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But there's more!


What you think about all of this is up to you. If you find the situation disturbing, there is a remedy. Both Ancestry and 23andMe will delete your DNA information if you ask them to.
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I would get that in writing upon DNA data deletion.
 
Raizinman said:
Lots of places will test your DNA such as Ancestry, MyHeritage, Helix, DNAFamilyCheck and many others. Basically, they send you a package and you swab your check and send it back to them to get some info about your ethnic background and such.

What are the odds that Homeland Security or some other agency has access to all this DNA information? How nice that people are just freely submitting their DNA.
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TALK ABOUT PARANOID....HAVE ANYTHING TO HIDE.....
 
John Connor said:
The fact I can't read that god damn article without dropping uBlock pisses me off! Talk about a total waist to read the first few paragraphs and then be told I need to disable my AD blocker. Fuck Wired!
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Don't turn off uBlock. Turn on NoScript. Then you can't comment, but you can read the article.
 
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