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Don’t buy online DNA ancestry tests. You are the real product (www.irishtimes.com)
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[–] 30 points 2 months ago (1 child)

This article is from 2018. Just pointing out this isn't breaking news.

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    • [–] 17 points 2 months ago

    This was obvious from the very beginning of online dna testing. Ancestry is particularly douchy as they encourage you to fill in your family history, building the ancestry wiki they then sell to others.

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    [–] 11 points 2 months ago

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    [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Duh.

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    [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    Can I sue my cousin for giving our family to them against my consent?

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