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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] shasta@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago

They don't want to find other siblings

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

It's this. We do not want to find his other children.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

But what if they're totally cool people who own a bar in Tahoe or something? You'd be missing out on the fun.

[-] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but what if they're right wing weirdos obsessed with genealogy and they reach out to you first because they want to save you or something?

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

But what if it's Bill Gates and he's been trying to find his lost sibling for inheritance purposes?

[-] modus@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

¿Porque no los dos?

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

What if deys rich foke?

[-] Imhotep@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

How does that work? The lab puts you in contact with people they know share your DNA?

[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

If you choose to opt in and participate in DNA Relatives, other customers that have also elected to participate in this feature will be able to view the following information about you:

Your DNA Relatives display name

How recently you logged into your account

Your relationship labels (masculine, feminine, neutral)

Your predicted relationship and percentage of DNA shared with your matches

Your location (optional)

Ancestor birth locations and family names (optional)

Your profile picture (optional)

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A link to your Family Tree (optional)

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[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Much better than Tinder for solid matches in my experience.

[-] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you; I'm sorry I missed that broader context. I try to think critically about what I read and sometimes I struggle with widening my scope of thinking

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