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I kind of understand your point, now my view would be that it should not be a reason not to delete the data from them, in case it actually helps. Otherwise: 1.
by jraph 1y ago
I kind of understand your point, now my view would be that it should not be a reason not to delete the data from them, in case it actually helps. Otherwise:
1. Why take the chance?
2. Your DNA being out in the wild also impacts the privacy of your relatives (including those you might not know, and those who don't exist yet (a child, a nephew, a niece for instance)), so if not for you, do it for them.
It won't be a guarantee, but it maximizes the chances.
- vintermann 1y agoWhy take the chance? Because genealogical data is valuable to you, of course. If it isn't, no amount of legal or technical security will make it worth it. I do think that the health stuff from 23andMe is only marginally better than astrology, that the ethnicity estimates are inferior to what most people can get from good old fashioned genealogy, but that the matching may be useful, if you value knowing who you're related to a lot.
- jraph 1y agoOP said "I do worry about my data with them", it seems to be the best they could do to try resolve this would be to delete the data. But indeed, that's me thinking that you should care a lot more about your privacy and the privacy of your relatives than anything 23andMe provides. I mean, I think I would find it fun to discover relatives, but not at this cost.