pel0Dec 2019Recommends
Smarter Every Day made a pretty interesting video about 23&Me. ▶ this video . I'm not pro/anti 23&Me or anything but it brings an interesting perspective.
in “Ask HN: Would you trust an ancestry DNA test?” · View on HN
DNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176
DNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176 on HackerTube: recommended by 1 Hacker News commenter across 1 month, 2018–2019.
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Destin of Smarter Every Day goes behind the scenes at the 23andMe lab to show how genotyping works. He also discusses DNA testing and privacy.
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Pointed to as an interesting look inside how consumer DNA testing companies process samples.
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“Smarter Every Day made a pretty interesting video about 23&Me.”
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djsumdogFeb 2019Cites it
Wait a second, I though these companies didn't sequence DNA. I thought most of them just ran your DNA against known patterns to see if they patch to give you a probably/percentage of ancestry, with all the original samples being destroyed: ▶ this video Does ancestry actually sample and save entire DNA sequences (I guess they have to in order to do family tree matching)? Crazy.
in “One of the Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Working with the FBI” · View on HN
propogandistJun 2018Cites it
influencers are very selective with their 'reviews' and may chose to leave out things like data-privacy policies, when reviewing a company that provides you DNA analysis -- which should make you question all the information you get from such sources ▶ this video
in “Luxury hotels are being inundated with requests from self-described influencers” · View on HN
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Evolution & geneticsPrivacy, surveillance & cybercrimeBiology & biotechnology23andmegenotypingdna privacylab tour