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Ask HN: 23andMe - is it safe?
I want to get to know some more about my DNA and was wondering about using 23andMe special deal for $99. But doing some researching, I realized that Google is an investor in this company (also founder is a family with one of Google founders). I have not read through TOS but what are the chances for my DNA info being further passed by to Google for research and other stuff? (such as better ads targeting of course.
- amirmc 13y ago> "I have not read through TOS..." I think this should be step one. If there are specific terms in there that seem odd, then it's worth calling them out specifically.
- patmcc 13y agoIf you're that concerned, use a different name/email/address than you normally would (maybe have a friend order it for you and pay him in cash).
- staunch 13y agoI'm not sure if you're too paranoid or I'm not paranoid enough, but at least in this case I'm moderately confident it's the former.
- ixacto 13y agoJust don't check the 'share my genome with 23&me/participate in their data mining shenanigans' button. Otherwise it's a cool service.