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So I'm a user of 23andMe. I have DNA relatives on (dont find it that useful though), but I don't really see much "DNA" in terms of "my relatives" (I've also ne

So I'm a user of 23andMe. I have DNA relatives on (dont find it that useful though), but I don't really see much "DNA" in terms of "my relatives" (I've also never accepted anyone to see any of my profile, I just see who they say are relatives and how close they are (first/second/third cousin and so forth). I assume most people are the same. Therefore, I'm not sure what significant information an attacker could have gotten on me. Anyone care to enlighten me?

crazygringo 3y ago
Yeah, this is my understanding too that if you weren't reusing passwords, then basically all they know is a little bit of your family tree. Which is probably mostly already pretty discoverable through public records, obituaries, and genealogy sites. It's not like 23andMe is telling you that your third cousin has some specific genetic risk for a disease, right?
- turquoisevar 3y ago
  > It's not like 23andMe is telling you that your third cousin has some specific genetic risk for a disease, right? So… about that: https://ibb.co/hRmgRQy https://ibb.co/hRmgRQy Edit: Keep in mind the default is “Yes”
  - compsciphd 3y ago
    Sort of. This is someone who tried to connect with me and it says. "By connecting you will be able to explore each other's personal and genetic information, which may reveal surprises. Learn how sharing works." And if one clicks on the learn link, one sees. "Establishing a sharing connection on 23andMe allows users to view one another's profile names and information (including profile sex), information from compatible reports, your predicted relationship, and the number and location of overlapping DNA segments. A sharing connection does not allow either person to search or download the other person's raw data, access their DNA Relatives list, or if applicable, view reports that require an additional consent, or view and download the other person’s Reports Archive." I never established any sharing connections and assume the same for most.

crazygringo 3y ago

Yeah, this is my understanding too that if you weren't reusing passwords, then basically all they know is a little bit of your family tree. Which is probably mostly already pretty discoverable through public records, obituaries, and genealogy sites. It's not like 23andMe is telling you that your third cousin has some specific genetic risk for a disease, right?

turquoisevar 3y ago
> It's not like 23andMe is telling you that your third cousin has some specific genetic risk for a disease, right? So… about that: https://ibb.co/hRmgRQy https://ibb.co/hRmgRQy Edit: Keep in mind the default is “Yes”
- compsciphd 3y ago
  Sort of. This is someone who tried to connect with me and it says. "By connecting you will be able to explore each other's personal and genetic information, which may reveal surprises. Learn how sharing works." And if one clicks on the learn link, one sees. "Establishing a sharing connection on 23andMe allows users to view one another's profile names and information (including profile sex), information from compatible reports, your predicted relationship, and the number and location of overlapping DNA segments. A sharing connection does not allow either person to search or download the other person's raw data, access their DNA Relatives list, or if applicable, view reports that require an additional consent, or view and download the other person’s Reports Archive." I never established any sharing connections and assume the same for most.