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D.N.A. TESTING

I am not surprised that people wish to delete their data, but have a query. Any sensible person, and certainly any company, backs up their data regularly. Would not the backup, which would include the data, still be available to insurance companies or other dubious organisations if they purchased the assets?
 
About halfway through the article...

'According to 23andMe, deleting an account and associated data will permanently delete the data associated with all profiles within the account.'

If that means what it seems to mean I don't know.
 
To my mind, backups save all data at that point and are separate from the source. I accept that there may be ways to delete data in backups, but to my mind that compromises a backup. It should certainly be made clear to those concerned.
 
mikejee said:
I am not surprised that people wish to delete their data, but have a query. Any sensible person, and certainly any company, backs up their data regularly. Would not the backup, which would include the data, still be available to insurance companies or other dubious organisations if they purchased the assets?
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Makes perfect sense to me!
I would expect someone to have th3 data somewhere!
 
Currently Ancestry won't accept raw DNA data uploads from other company's tests, so anyone with 23 and Me could download their data and keep it for possible future use before deletion. Back up DNA data may belong to the individuals rather than being a company asset. Such data would be covered by the Data Protection act in the UK, but this doesn't apply here.
 
Stokkie said:
Currently Ancestry won't accept raw DNA data uploads from other company's tests, so anyone with 23 and Me could download their data and keep it for possible future use before deletion. Back up DNA data may belong to the individuals rather than being a company asset. Such data would be covered by the Data Protection act in the UK, but this doesn't apply here.
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Most data in the US is only being received through secure portals (larger organizations for now) that are actually “scrubbing” it before anyone can access and then the access is VERY selective.
 
MWS said:
23andme bought...

www.bbc.co.uk

Struggling DNA testing firm 23andMe to be bought for $256m

It said new buyers Regeneron had committed to protect user data as part of the deal.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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Sounds like a data purchase to me. The designation "non-profit" is nothing more than a joke or scam. All it means is the company does make money, but the operators have access to lads of cash with little or no accountability. I did some consulting work a few years ago that was a non-profit, to say that I was amazed would be a gross understatement!
 
Does the truth outweigh the heartache?

I'm sure most people don't expect to find out anything like that but as we see some do. If it's about ancestors we never met - great grandparents for some people - it just adds interest to your family history but about people you know/knew it's a different story.

I'm confident that my parents, grandparents and great grandparents are who they are but...
 
I noticed that Ancestry were offering a big price reduction recently so perhaps they are experiencing a drop in custom.

I don't contact any of my 'distant cousins' myself but if someone messages me with family history queries and I can do anything I usually try to help them. So far this has worked out well and I've learned a lot too.
 
MWS said:
Does the truth outweigh the heartache?

I'm sure most people don't expect to find out anything like that but as we see some do. If it's about ancestors we never met - great grandparents for some people - it just adds interest to your family history but about people you know/knew it's a different story.

I'm confident that my parents, grandparents and great grandparents are who they are but...
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I agree, the further back stuff is interesting!
 
MWS said:
Does the truth outweigh the heartache?

I'm sure most people don't expect to find out anything like that but as we see some do. If it's about ancestors we never met - great grandparents for some people - it just adds interest to your family history but about people you know/knew it's a different story.

I'm confident that my parents, grandparents and great grandparents are who they are but...
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For some reason I am not confident. Both parents and my sister are gone now and I prefer “no surprises”, 40 years ago I might have been interested, but no longer! I am almost relived that the technology and affordability was not available many years ago. I believe it is a personal thing and should be left and respected that way.
PS: I love the subject!
 
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Richard Dye said:
For some reason I am not confident. Both parents and my sister are gone now and I prefer “no surprises”, 40 years ago I might have been interested, but no longer! I am almost relived that the technology and affordability was not available many years ago. I believe it is a personal thing and should be left and respected that way.
PS: I love the subject!
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One day maybe a descendant will discover the truth...that you are who you always thought were. :)

With interesting ancestors from the length and breadth (I think more breadth than length) of the country.
 
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