The recent Science study on DNA ancestry and privacy sounds kinda scary, but walking through it, it's also pretty clear it's not *extremely* simple to find peoplehttps://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/10/12/17957268/science-ancestry-dna-privacy …
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I think the bottom line is this: When you upload your own DNA data, know you’re potentially giving the world a clue to find a family member.
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There are some scary situations where this might matter. Imagine if a government started to collect blood or spit samples from protestors who got beat up and fled a protest.
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But, then, again: think of all the other ways our privacy is compromised. AHEM, Facebook. I'd imagine most of the time it's easier to find people via online and public records, than some roundabout family tree DNA search.
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There are few things about us that are hidden anymore. DNA is just one more thing to the pile.
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