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Re:Poor Sleep Drove Me Insane, and My Long Path to Recovery by inetknght on Monday February 27, 2023 @08:21AM (#34956072)
> Are there any services like 23andme that are more strict when it comes to data privacy or that allow me complete ownership of the data?

https://familytreedna.com. I used to work for them > 2 years ago.

1. Order a Family Finder kit. When you get the kit but before submitting your swab, sign up for the account but opt-out of _all_ matching services.

2. Send your swab in.

3. When you get your results in (~6 weeks usually), download your raw data from the website.

4. Call their support line and ask for your data to be deleted.

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Re:Poor Sleep Drove Me Insane, and My Long Path to Recovery by ccvannorman on Monday February 27, 2023 @09:45AM (#34956996)
4. Call their support line and ask for your data to be deleted.

I've been burned too many times in the past to ever believe this line, even if the people at the company are well intentioned.

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