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I worry more about Google, Facebook, mobile apps, cell phones tracking location, interests, activities putting it together for others to buy. These tests do no

by ipaddr 2y ago

I worry more about Google, Facebook, mobile apps, cell phones tracking location, interests, activities putting it together for others to buy. These tests do not do a full detailed analysis if you want that you need to find a clinic and pay thousands of dollars. For what they do tell you I wouldn't be afraid for the entire world to see. Discovering who you are, where you came from, discovering who your relates are, what your last name is, where people with your genes live now, the backstory on how your wave of immigration came and where they settled and why has been worth it. The information exposed by 21andme was profile and ethnicity information. I'm okay with any of that becoming public, the public part of a facebook profile shares personal data. Actually I wish more people would ask me about my ethnicity data. I think it would make a great addition as a facebook profile section and if facebook still allowed developers to create profile addons I would create one. As an aside does anyone remember catbook addon?

homebrewer 2y ago
> profile and ethnicity information. I'm okay with any of that becoming public You are probably aware that at least two European countries no longer collect this information, and the reasons for introducing this policy?
- ipaddr 2y ago
  Not aware or the reasoning. I looked it up. This article talks about the countries that do and don't.. why black lives matter is protesting in Germany over it. https://qz.com/2029525/the-20-countries-that-dont-collect-racial-and-ethnic-census-data https://qz.com/2029525/the-20-countries-that-dont-collect-ra... My guess would be to protect European identity from the reality. Europe has a different level of acceptance of foreigners and a history to protect. I can accept their compromise because of their political situations. In Canada it's promoted. In the US it gets combined into American identity and promoted in Europe it's hidden.

by ipaddr 2y ago

homebrewer 2y ago

> profile and ethnicity information. I'm okay with any of that becoming public You are probably aware that at least two European countries no longer collect this information, and the reasons for introducing this policy?

ipaddr 2y ago
Not aware or the reasoning. I looked it up. This article talks about the countries that do and don't.. why black lives matter is protesting in Germany over it. https://qz.com/2029525/the-20-countries-that-dont-collect-racial-and-ethnic-census-data https://qz.com/2029525/the-20-countries-that-dont-collect-ra... My guess would be to protect European identity from the reality. Europe has a different level of acceptance of foreigners and a history to protect. I can accept their compromise because of their political situations. In Canada it's promoted. In the US it gets combined into American identity and promoted in Europe it's hidden.