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How (and why) to delete your DNA test results

Posted on December 16, 2023

It’s hard to turn on your TV anymore without seeing an ad for one of the commercial DNA testing services.

AncestryDNA, MyHeritage and 23andMe are all spending massive amounts of cash on ads to try to lure as many people to use their service as possible.

And it’s easy to understand why. Just about everyone we talk to these days has either already submitted their DNA for testing or are planning to in the near future.

But truth be told, there are very real and serious risks involved with allowing any commercial company to store your genetic information in their database.

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Warning: Using a ‘DNA Testing Service’ could make your DNA test results available to strangers

Posted on February 1, 2019

Have you seen those commercials for DNA testing companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA?

Their pitches are so compelling that people are signing up in droves and happily shipping off their saliva in order to find out their exact genetic makeup.

And you might even be thinking about taking the plunge yourself. Well, there’s something you need to consider before you make that decision…  [Read more…]

Warning: The popular DNA testing service ‘MyHeritage DNA’ has been hacked

Posted on June 6, 2018

The popular DNA testing service MyHeritage DNA has just reported that hackers have stolen the email addresses and hashed passwords of over 92 million users.

The company apparently didn’t know about the breach until they were alerted to it by a third-party security research firm.  [Read more…]






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