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Reading the recent New Yorker article about genomic sleuthing[1] caused me to conclude that there is no such thing as anonymous genomic analysis - at least not
by rsync 3y ago
Reading the recent New Yorker article about genomic sleuthing[1] caused me to conclude that there is no such thing as anonymous genomic analysis - at least not the type that analyzes your genome to identify risks and commonalities.
All it takes are a few related (even distantly related) samples and a skilled observer can quickly narrow down where on a genetic tree a sample came from - without knowing anything about the person at all.
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/22/how-your-family-tree-could-catch-a-killer https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/22/how-your-famil...