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DNA, Ancestry, Roots, Databases: The Darkside to your Christmas present.
Season 6
Episode 6
Published 5 years, 2 months ago
Description
DNA genealogical testing is dominated by Ancestry.com and 23 and Me. MIT's Technology Review estimates that 26 million such test kits have been sold by these two companies. While their growth has been explosive, privacy concerns are growing. The sale of genetic data to 3rd parties is especially sensitive. And the open source genealogy website GEDMatch has even fewer privacy safeguards than the Direct To Customer testers. Is your genetic data safe ? Where is the industry headed ?