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I'm sorry, could you explain in a bit more detail? It sounds like what you're saying is that your sister's husband signed up for 23andMe and sent in his DNA sa
by throwaway_xgqtr 11y ago
I'm sorry, could you explain in a bit more detail? It sounds like what you're saying is that your sister's husband signed up for 23andMe and sent in his DNA sample. Then, 23andMe said "based on your DNA, we believe another of our members is likely your niece, here is her contact info...". Then, your sister's husband contacted this person (the potential niece), and after some chatting it seemed likely that your sister's husband's brother was indeed the girl's biological father, and this was then later confirmed with additional DNA testing.
If this is in fact the story, doesn't this seem like an invasion of privacy on the part of 23andMe?
- Karunamon 11y agoInvasion of privacy? Considering that you can't even get the health information now, ancestry matching is literally the only reason to use the service. Why would you sign up and go through the whole spitting in a cup song and dance if you didn't want to find relatives?
- throwaway_xgqtr 11y agoOh, wow, I am out of date. I didn't realize they had pivoted in that way. Sorry for the distraction :)
- Karunamon 11y agoMore like were forced to pivot that way by government fiat :(
- irremediable 11y agoI made the same mistake here -- I only knew about it from the health-related stuff.
- a_bonobo 11y ago>If this is in fact the story, doesn't this seem like an invasion of privacy on the part of 23andMe? You have to opt in for the "Relative Finder" >In rare cases, participation in DNA Relatives may reveal that you are related to someone whom you didn’t expect, or that you are not related to someone in the way that you expected. Consider this before you opt in to this feature. https://www.23andme.com/ancestry/ https://www.23andme.com/ancestry/