Hers one for General Discussion-OUR DATA.

[COMPRESSORMAN]

HERITAGE now sold to Blackstone: “Ancestry’s terms and conditions and privacy statement that is in effect for our users remains the same and Ancestry’s commitments to protect our customers’ personal data has not changed-they say,” the spokesperson said. Now read on?-Terms and Conditions are not legal, its only the companies conditions not Lawful ones, whereby law enforcement officers could force the company to share its DNA samples we the public supplied to trace our relatives.
So, consumers should ask themselves whether it is worth it to hand over their genetic code to a consumer testing company, especially since the data they are providing isn’t just about themselves, but also about the people they are genetically related to. To continue:-as an example of how ur DNA could be used, even sold at some point?-Privacy concerns regarding data collected through home DNA kits have grown in recent years, specifically, that they could be used in ways not originally anticipated. For example, serial killer Joseph James DeAngelo was caught as the result of one of his relatives submitting their DNA to an open-source genetic database, which was then used by law enforcement to match DNA left at one of the crime scenes.

 

[mikejee]

So you think it is wrong for serial killers to be stopped?

 

[Alberta]

Not an answer to your question Mike but I have always wondered why people are going as far as using DNA testing in their family tree searches.
As you know I am passionate about family tree searching for myself and others but I have no interest in being contacted by a cousin 3 or 4 times removed.

 

[boilerman]

I think the idea that we have any privacy in this modern world is fanciful, and if old bill can use it, to deter criminals, well that seems a fair trade.

We all have mobile phone, that can track you anywhere, so don't do anything wrong

 

[williamjukes]

Not an answer to your question Mike but I have always wondered why people are going as far as using DNA testing in their family tree searches.
As you know I am passionate about family tree searching for myself and others but I have no interest in being contacted by a cousin 3 or 4 times removed.

Alberta

Whilst I appreciate we may all use different methods when researching our family tree/ancestors, we rely on “the paper trail” (certificates, registers etc) to verify such information.

However certificates/registers etc are only as accurate as the information supplied by the person/persons registering such information.

So, for example - the father/grandfather/g grandfather etc whose name appears on a birth certificate as the father of a child, may not actually be that father - which then throws your family tree out, and the line you have been researching and adding to your tree is in fact incorrect.

DNA can obviously help confirm/rule out such information.

William.