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Re:23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia by amelius on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @01:32PM (#15185498)
Yes, but nobody knows it's yours.
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Re:23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia by inciampati on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @01:52PM (#15185659)
It's super easy to find out whose is whose. To get hacked this way all you'd have to do is leave the house.
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Re:23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia by nikcub on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @02:41PM (#15186065)
Similar to the different concerns between mass surveillance and targeted surveillance

It's easy to link a database and profile millions of people. It's much higher effort for them to come and get my DNA.

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Re:23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia by Faark on Thursday September 07, 2017 @08:22AM (#15191145)
And they likely don't have to get your specific DNA. Just have to find a single willing relative.
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