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This DNA relatives feature begs the question. How easy is it to submit random DNA (cow, cat, dog, chicken, etc. or even fake?) and get yourself enrolled in the

This DNA relatives feature begs the question. How easy is it to submit random DNA (cow, cat, dog, chicken, etc. or even fake?) and get yourself enrolled in their system to then legitimately have access to the next 1500+ "relatives?". Given a few grand to spend on testing kits I reckon you could get the same results stuffing this DNA, as this "golem" guy did by credential stuffing. 23AndMe made the classic mistake to assume that biometrics are a type of authentication and allowed anyone to access the records of 1500 other people just by submitting some DNA....

samtho 3y ago
> How easy is it to submit random DNA (cow, cat, dog, chicken, etc. or even fake?) and get yourself enrolled in their system to then legitimately have access to the next 1500+ "relatives?". You really must not fundamentally understand how this works. You are matched to people who also took a 23&me test and share DNA with you. The amount shared is how they infer relations. There are people who do not even have 1500 matches, submitting a sample of animal DNA will quickly result in sequencing failure as the test is based upon the human genome and is effectively “written in the hardware”. Fabricating a DNA is extraordinarily difficult because you need hundreds of cells with genetic material in order to even produce results. It would be so much easier to steal a sample from a known relative than it would be to genetically engineer some cells.