Took an ancestry DNA test? You might be a 'genetic informant' unleashing secrets about your relative

[Aletheia4u]

This is a reality in a world where the alleged Golden State Killer, now known as Joseph James DeAngelo, was arrested after DNA found at one of the killer's crime scenes was checked against genetic profiles from genealogical websites that collect DNA samples.

Popular genetic testing companies 23andMe and Ancestry.com are holding on to more than information about your family tree, which raises privacy concerns. Experts confirm DNA in these databases can be accessed by law enforcement and third party companies under certain circumstances, revealing intimate information about user’s medical history and biological relationships.

“People don’t realize that unlike most medical tests where you find out information, it isn’t just about you,” said Arthur Caplan, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University's School of Medicine.

Here's what you should know about DNA privacy rules:
Took an ancestry DNA test? You might be a 'genetic informant' unleashing secrets about your relatives

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

It’s like giving away your fingerprints and those of your family.
What advantage is learned? Occasionally an underlying medical threat may be uncovered but for the most part it’s an irrelevant curiosity that has no impact on who you are culturally.

 

[MindWars]

This is a reality in a world where the alleged Golden State Killer, now known as Joseph James DeAngelo, was arrested after DNA found at one of the killer's crime scenes was checked against genetic profiles from genealogical websites that collect DNA samples.

Popular genetic testing companies 23andMe and Ancestry.com are holding on to more than information about your family tree, which raises privacy concerns. Experts confirm DNA in these databases can be accessed by law enforcement and third party companies under certain circumstances, revealing intimate information about user’s medical history and biological relationships.

“People don’t realize that unlike most medical tests where you find out information, it isn’t just about you,” said Arthur Caplan, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University's School of Medicine.

Here's what you should know about DNA privacy rules:
Took an ancestry DNA test? You might be a 'genetic informant' unleashing secrets about your relatives

Imagine how easy it was to teach them how to snitch on each other using the neighborhood watch. lol

1. Snitch on Your Neighbor - Akdart.com
   www.akdart.com/abu2.html
   • Anonymous View
   The federal government is trying to get you to snitch on your neighbor and turn ... Community organization Cop Watch Los Angeles encourages users to send in ...
   
   
2. So are you going to snitch on your neighbors' fireworks? | Nevada ...
   So are you going to snitch on your neighbors' fireworks? | Nevada Current
   • Anonymous View
   Jul 3, 2018 ... People always flood into the neighborhood on the Fourth of July to watch the illegal fireworks, blocking the street with rows of cars.
   
   
3. Why You Spy on Your Neighbors | The New Republic
   Why You Spy on Your Neighbors
   • Anonymous View
   May 10, 2017 ... After all, it was self-appointed cop, Neighborhood Watch volunteer, ... refuses to posit a psychological rationale for those who snitch to the state