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    Stokkie reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread D.N.A. TESTING with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.superlawyers.com/resources/intellectual-property/new-york/are-dna-testing-companies-selling-my-genetic-information/
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    Stokkie reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Edgbaston Reservoir with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Have put the Society through the AI BlurBuster. Given a bit more definition to the faces. Love the dog in the front row. Below is from...
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    Stokkie reacted to mikejee's post in the thread The Cape of Good Hope. Dudley Rd. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here are two photos showing the Cape of Good Hope
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    Stokkie replied to the thread Edgbaston Reservoir.
    Welcome to BHF, Woodcarver! Splendid photos and your personal connection. My Mom lived close, but was a non-swimmer and regaled me with...
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    Stokkie reacted to Woodcarver's post in the thread Edgbaston Reservoir with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Chilly indeed! Here are three more photos. My grandfather Joseph Edward Lawton is in the 1902 photo. He is also in the 1913 photo (when...
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    Stokkie reacted to Astoness's post in the thread D.N.A. TESTING with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i have been pondering for a long time about getting a DNA if i did i think i would go through ancestry...its one of things i just cant...
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    Stokkie reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Who do you think you are? 2025 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Frederick Sirieix's main claim to fame these days is through his daughter who is a UK Olympic diver.
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    Stokkie replied to the thread D.N.A. TESTING.
    The ethnic origins are said to be the most open to interpretation in these tests and vary historically. The last upgrade said I'm 2%...
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    Stokkie reacted to MWS's post in the thread D.N.A. TESTING with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The results from each company will be skewed somewhat by their database of DNA tests that they have. A little simplistic but if a...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread Who do you think you are? 2025.
    Fred Sirieix is of course French and DNA testing remains illegal there. So they won't find many French matches. I'll be interested to...
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    Stokkie reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread D.N.A. TESTING with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I would say Stokkie you are probably correct about the lack of confidence. I think too many firms are a little too casual with the data...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread D.N.A. TESTING.
    There is a risk in submitting DNA to a company, but nothing is risk free and the benefits of doing so are that you can be more sure your...
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    Stokkie reacted to MWS's post in the thread D.N.A. TESTING with Appreciate Appreciate.
    What happens to your data when a DNA testing company goes bust? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q4r9xy9wro
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    Stokkie replied to the thread D.N.A. TESTING.
    'In September, the firm settled a lawsuit alleging that it failed to protect the privacy of nearly seven million customers whose...
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    Stokkie reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Hobbies with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Pifco Fuse Wire, when my uncle's bicycle shop (Keights @ 143 Park Lane) was demolished in the 60s he moved to Cannock he took many items...
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