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Shell company owned by United States gov buys 23andMe. Now you have family history records for a ton of people. Deportations tick up and from places you won't think of.
aaaaaand this is why I've never done 23andme. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
The problematic thing with genetic data is that it isn't just about your own choice. If one person gives away their information, then that also allows to draw conclusions about their relatives.
That’s how they catch some killers. I forget who, but one killler was caught by his bro doing a genetic test