DNA ancestry company admits to secretly sharing people’s genetic data with the FBI

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Another case of Americans ceding personal information to the Authorities with so much as a whimper

This is utterly unethical, and a betrayal!

Gullible Americans in Youtube: Gee it is so exciting to learn I am half Irish after I sent my DNA to Ancestry-whatever, never mind the risk of being accused of a crime I did not commit.

As with Google, you are not the customer, you are the product. Starting with targeted ads, all this will be shared with LEAs, corps affecting ads and even hiring... predisposition to expensive diseases would form part of a risk matrix for business. Just the beginning.

PoliceInspForum Why are people surprised? They will be telling me next that social media companies share folks information😏

by rights should be fined and closed down

The idea of a database with our DNA is amazing but we can't be fool: obviously that the company that held this precious database will be pushed to share this information. It's a shame...

Oh Brave New World

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