Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 FamilyTreeDNA, an early pioneer of the rapidly growing market for consumer genetic testing, confirmed late Thursday that it has granted the Federal Bureau of Investigation access to its vast trove of nearly 2 million genetic profiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Man who could have seen this coming? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Anyone that takes one of these tests is an absolute sucker and they deserve what's coming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, CayceG said: Anyone that takes one of these tests is an absolute sucker and they deserve what's coming. But “what’s coming?” I’m not really planning on killing or raping anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I took an Ancestry DNA test awhile back when my parents bought all of my siblings one for Christmas. It was actually pretty cool to see the differences between us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, SilentWorld said: But “what’s coming?” I’m not really planning on killing or raping anyone. Well for instance, genetic discrimination. How long until these companies start selling genetic records to insurance companies for client screening? "Oh, you lied on your form about heart conditions, as your genes clearly show. DENIED!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Nokt said: I took an Ancestry DNA test awhile back when my parents bought all of my siblings one for Christmas. It was actually pretty cool to see the differences between us. Tests with twins have shown that these kinds of tests tend to be pretty garbage. Identical twins will show as wildly different backgrounds, etc. Basically it's a crapshoot and the companies know it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Tests with twins have shown that these kinds of tests tend to be pretty garbage. Identical twins will show as wildly different backgrounds, etc. Basically it's a crapshoot and the companies know it. I've heard that before. Though some tests do put them pretty close together with only a small percentage being different in different areas. I never thought it was really an exact kind of thing that I was going to get 100% true results. I'm not exactly going to turn down a Christmas present from my parents and talking about the results was just fun even if they aren't concrete results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Precisely why I'll never do one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I've always wanted to know just what exactly my European mutt heritage is other than whatever random shit my parents told me I was from my Grandma's side or whatever. Definitely don't want to give these companies the info to sell and give to whoever though. I did have a grandma who said she was 1/16 or 1/32 or whatever the fuck Cherokee, so I might be as much Native American as Elizabeth Warren! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I've heard these things aren't that accurate, so I'll probably never do one. I just go by the names of my ancestors and it's pretty much all English/Welsh/Scottish, so I just go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 31 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Tests with twins have shown that these kinds of tests tend to be pretty garbage. Identical twins will show as wildly different backgrounds, etc. Basically it's a crapshoot and the companies know it. There was a CBC article and on this and I dunno, I disagree with that conclusion. The results were fairly similar (though admittedly they weren’t identical). Most importantly I’d say there wasn’t really any contradictory results — neither sisters results necessarily pointed to a different background (like if only one sister had 20% native American DNA while the other twin had 20% African DNA). The differences were that, like one sister had 5% polish DNA and the other sister had a greater portion of Eastern European DNA. The CBC tried to make this out to be a scandal as if the DNA company was just throwing darts at a dart board. I’m like, excuse me isn’t Poland in Eastern Europe? I pretty much drew the opposite conclusion. The results were similar enough to qualify as an interesting and worthwhile feature, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Here’s the article about the twins results, if anyone cares: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boyle5150 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, CitizenVectron said: Well for instance, genetic discrimination. How long until these companies start selling genetic records to insurance companies for client screening? "Oh, you lied on your form about heart conditions, as your genes clearly show. DENIED!" Which is why there should be laws written to avoid this sort of discrimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said: Which is why there should be laws written to avoid this sort of discrimination. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, Jason said: I've never wanted to discriminate against someone so badly in my life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 All I know about my ancestry is that my father's side is German and my mother's side is Irish. I'm fine with leaving my knowledge at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, marioandsonic said: All I know about my ancestry is that my father's side is German and my mother's side is Irish. I'm fine with leaving my knowledge at that. If I were you, I would seriously think about trying to find out if you have anything different than those 2 ancestral lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 I am assuming permission wasn't really granted, it was more paid for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, Boyle5150 said: If I were you, I would seriously think about trying to find out if you have anything different than those 2 ancestral lines. Seriously he's 0% victim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Just now, Jason said: Seriously he's 0% victim! All that privilege. I bet he’s rich, even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Well for instance, genetic discrimination. How long until these companies start selling genetic records to insurance companies for client screening? "Oh, you lied on your form about heart conditions, as your genes clearly show. DENIED!" DNA likelihood of having a condition doesn't mean you have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Boyle5150 said: All that privilege. I bet he’s rich, even I fucking wish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, marioandsonic said: I fucking wish You need some Scottish ancestry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 33 minutes ago, 2user1cup said: DNA likelihood of having a condition doesn't mean you have it. Yeah, but insurance companies are built entirely upon likelihoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Dodger said: I've always wanted to know just what exactly my European mutt heritage is other than whatever random shit my parents told me I was from my Grandma's side or whatever. Definitely don't want to give these companies the info to sell and give to whoever though. I did have a grandma who said she was 1/16 or 1/32 or whatever the fuck Cherokee, so I might be as much Native American as Elizabeth Warren! You being part Mexican is the plot twist we deserve right now. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jose said: You being part indigenous Mexican is the plot twist we deserve right now. ftfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jason said: ftfy Like he knows the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyle5150 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 35 minutes ago, Jose said: Like he knows the difference. ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Jose said: You being part Mexican is the plot twist we deserve right now. Oh shit I have to go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 hours ago, Boyle5150 said: You need some Scottish ancestry Would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I'm a descendant of William Wallace jk No really. Maybe. Yeah it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 13 hours ago, Jason said: ftfy He descends from the Aztec family that wanted to build a wall around Tenochtitlan to keep Cortes out. NOBODY LISTENED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Probably just a pelon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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