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throwaway4567

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    Comment #10183337

    Nothing, to my knoweldge. I've had a subscription to Ancestry.com for almost two years and have found it amazingly useful. I've learned far more about my ancestors than is known fr…

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    Comment #10183299

    The upside is getting potentially profound information about yourself, in a way that is inexpensive and convenient. There are also significant benefits to biological research. Most…

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    Comment #10183222

    > Even the header would probably be enough in this case, just to identify the particular masked email with the real email behind it. Are you implying that an HTTP header sent in th…

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    Comment #10182859

    I would be more concerned with information being passed to providers of life, disability, or long-term care insurance. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibit…

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    Comment #10182826

    How was that problematic? I don't see the issue, especially given that the author was on a VPN and using Firefox in Private Browsing mode while running DoNotTrackMe.

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    Comment #10182610

    > If I could do so anonymously, I'd do it in a heartbeat You can. See "How to use 23andMe without violating your genetic privacy", https://www.abine.com/blog/2013/23andme-without-v…