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Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by adenadel on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @02:53PM (#16161689)
I also disagree. If a bad-actor wants your genetic information they just need to go somewhere you've been. You're constantly shedding DNA.
Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by logfromblammo on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @03:16PM (#16161976)
The DNA you leave behind when you touch things can actually be more useful than just the cellular DNA isolated from a genome test and put into a database.

DNA analysis of your microbiota can indicate more than just what you are or who you are, but also your current health status, where you have been, and who you associate with. It would also be one way to distinguish between identical twins.

Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by hartator on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:03PM (#16162547)
Identical twins have the same DNA.
Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by onychomys on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:07PM (#16162598)
Sure, but they have different microbiomes.
Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by behringer on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @03:43PM (#16162326)
The problem is. The bad actors are stealing your data from the dna companies, not from your house...
Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by darpa_escapee on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:56PM (#16163084)
There's a reason databases exist. Consolidated and normalized data is light years easier to obtain and less time consuming than seeking out individual pieces of disparate data.
Re:DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage by neonnoodle on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @03:28PM (#16162121)
If a bad actor wants to rob you, they can break into your house. But my door still has a lock on it.