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This is a press release about how cool 23andme is, wrapped in a sorry story.

• serve_yay 12y ago
  Right, marketing scum are tantalizing us all with the prospect of tearing our families apart. Please.
• beering 12y ago
  Hardly. This is a story about how 23andme is a good way to find out things you wish you'll never find out, and about how 23andme screwed up their find-your-relatives feature and didn't seem to care about what happened to this poor guy. This is a story that makes you think twice about whether 23andme is a cool, fun purchase/present.
  • kbenson 12y ago
    I'd hardly say it's screwed up. It works as advertised. The author is just upset he has to confront the truth, which I have little sympathy for.
  • toomuchtodo 12y ago
    Long time 23andme user here (one of the first genotyped customers). 23andme's interface is extremely clear about what data is/will be made available to you, and what the possible consequences are.
• dsjoerg 12y ago
  If that's all it was, they would have picked a happy story instead. It's also a serious actual cautionary tale, one that isn't entirely helpful to 23andme.
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