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The biggest issue is relatives. All you need is one person relatively closely related to you to openly post their DNA on a genealogy site and someone searching
by goatsi 8y ago
The biggest issue is relatives. All you need is one person relatively closely related to you to openly post their DNA on a genealogy site and someone searching only has a handful of people to narrow down from.[0]
I used 23andme years ago, using a fake name on the website and a kit ordered by someone else (a friend ordered kits). I should see if I can use their GDPR process to purge it before any relatives give it a shot and start a scandal about the presence of John Doe in the family tree.
[0] https://globalnews.ca/news/4171752/golden-state-killer-dna-genealogy-website/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4171752/golden-state-killer-dna-g...