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Sergey Brin, who is one of the founders of Google; his wife is the CEO of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. Now aint that some ***t
Dang, not really that surprised though...DIABOLICAL
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Sergey Brin, who is one of the founders of Google; his wife is the CEO of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. Now aint that some ***t
Ewwwww.Sergey Brin, who is one of the founders of Google; his wife is the CEO of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. Now aint that some ***t
Way too dangerous IMO. I think it has a high potential to send a person to jail. If the person doing this is not a journalist (and even for them it would e quite dangerous) they can be charged with a number of offenses at the state and even federal level.
OMG.Sergey Brin, who is one of the founders of Google; his wife is the CEO of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. Now aint that some ***t
Yes, and some people have been doing it but since you pay with a credit card, usually they still know it is you. So, you'd have to use someone else's card or a prepaid one if you want to be anonymous. Of course, not to be outdone, these companies are well aware that some people will try to stay anonymous and usually have a clause in the terms of service saying you agree NOT to do that. Not sure what the legal ramifications are and if they can be enforced if you do not comply but at the very least it shows you the companies are expecting people to get scared and start lying about their identity so they try to prevent that. Why would people get scared of using somebody's service if tat service was totally benign and legit...
Interesting @Badger, thank you for sharing this.There is a way to get around a credit card revealing your identity (assuming DNA services don't prohibit you from using these services): use a virtual credit card that masks your identity and personal details. One such is at this URL: https://privacy.com/
The pro on this is it is free to use, but the con is you have to connect it to your bank account, which is where payment comes from of what you are ordering. But as stated. the merchant does NOT know who you are, a very big plus. You can always add another bank account to use such services with if you are super-cautious.
Another service that's similar is called "Blur." This one costs, but it creates a unique credit card number on the fly and also hides your identity from the merchant:
Abine Blur: passwords, payments, & privacy
You can get much more details on these and similar credit card masking services from this superb book on computer security and privacy (authors also have a great weekly podcast on privacy and computer security):
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Privacy-Security-Desk-Reference/dp/152277890X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508724020&sr=1-1&keywords=the+complete+privacy+&+security+desk+reference
Start at page 199.
There is a way to get around a credit card revealing your identity (assuming DNA services don't prohibit you from using these services): use a virtual credit card that masks your identity and personal details. One such is at this URL: https://privacy.com/
The pro on this is it is free to use, but the con is you have to connect it to your bank account, which is where payment comes from of what you are ordering. But as stated. the merchant does NOT know who you are, a very big plus. You can always add another bank account to use such services with if you are super-cautious.
Another service that's similar is called "Blur." This one costs, but it creates a unique credit card number on the fly and also hides your identity from the merchant:
Abine Blur: passwords, payments, & privacy
You can get much more details on these and similar credit card masking services from this superb book on computer security and privacy (authors also have a great weekly podcast on privacy and computer security):
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Privacy-Security-Desk-Reference/dp/152277890X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508724020&sr=1-1&keywords=the+complete+privacy+&+security+desk+reference
Start at page 199.
Hi there, long time lurker here, time to jump in with my first post. This form of identity obfuscation may be useful in other transactions but I'm not sure it will ensure anonymity with DNA testing.
If "they" already have your DNA gathered without your consent from other previous lab tests in your real name (as surmised above) then it will be a trivial matter to match it with your fake name DNA test results.
Hi there, long time lurker here, time to jump in with my first post. This form of identity obfuscation may be useful in other transactions but I'm not sure it will ensure anonymity with DNA testing.
If "they" already have your DNA gathered without your consent from other previous lab tests in your real name (as surmised above) then it will be a trivial matter to match it with your fake name DNA test results.
I think we are worrying about crappy future insurance laws, not full blown 1984.
the participants DO have to consent to having it uploaded to a Federal database for possible future research
If they have a warrant for your DNA, they don’t need a 23andMe report to get your DNA.Another reason to be extremely cautious about using DNA profile services:
Police can legally use 23andMe, other ancestry tools to obtain your DNA
Police can legally use 23andMe, other ancestry tools to obtain your DNA