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Lars39

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21. That's horrible...you really needed that knowledge.

Reply to slightlv (Reply #20)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 06:07 PM

Mar 24

I’ve had two medical DNA tests. Each time the doctor stressed that my information was secure, that it would never find its way to the insurance companies.

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Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now [View all] aggiesal Mar 24 OP

Kick SheltieLover Mar 24 #1

Their Site Is Down Deep State Witch Mar 24 #2

site's crashing... FirstLight Mar 24 #3

My cousin was like "you should do this, it's fun!" forgotmylogin Mar 24 #4

What's the danger to me? multigraincracker Mar 24 #5

Did you use the service? Miguelito Loveless Mar 24 #7

Yep both my brother and me. multigraincracker Mar 24 #13

It's quite valuable to law enforcement, who can locate you when they can't find your relative... Hekate Mar 24 #11

I only have one living blood relative. multigraincracker Mar 24 #12

Kind of late Miguelito Loveless Mar 24 #6

I did that more than a year ago RainCaster Mar 24 #8

Who is going to buy it ? Nigrum Cattus Mar 24 #9

Who? -- some clever guy who knows how to monetize everything including his granny's teeth Hekate Mar 24 #14

Elon 3Hotdogs Mar 24 #23

Elon 3Hotdogs Mar 24 #24

I used Ancestry - don't know if that was any safer. mdbl Mar 24 #10

Doubt it Rebl2 Mar 24 #18

It saddens me to read this. I was a volunteer with a group that helped people find biological family and KewlKat Mar 24 #15

Insurance companies would love to have this information. Lars39 Mar 24 #16

That is what kept me from doing it when my SIL wanted me to do it with her. slightlv Mar 24 #20

That's horrible...you really needed that knowledge. Lars39 Mar 24 #21

My brother, who died on 2020 used this service shortly before he died Sucha NastyWoman Mar 24 #17

I just tried to log on...No Joy...The infamous "we are experiencing unusually high traffic, try later" notice...nt mitch96 Mar 24 #19

Was able to delete it right now DC77 Mar 24 #22

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Mar 24 #25