tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443730660032753146.post8406778308496347478..comments2024-01-30T10:00:57.306+00:00Comments on DNA and Family Tree Research: Optimising your Anonymity & Privacy with DNA testsMaurice Gleesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03920753459154271648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443730660032753146.post-31905875725852280362020-08-05T21:44:57.817+01:002020-08-05T21:44:57.817+01:00I took an Ancestry DNA test to help with the brick...I took an Ancestry DNA test to help with the brick walls in my family tree. My maternal grandmother was born out-of-wedlock (1889) and three of my father's great-grandparents I cannot find any paper trail for (US mid-1800's). Most of my matches I could identify but one of my closest matches a 1-2 cousin I could not figure out how we would be connected because her "half" tree hadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019319422362405636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443730660032753146.post-17692781327199689612019-07-12T13:21:30.654+01:002019-07-12T13:21:30.654+01:00Privacy will always be a "hot topic" and...Privacy will always be a "hot topic" and we will continuously find new ways to help improve and protect it. GDPR legislation has helped draw focus onto this topic as has the recent use of commercial DNA databases by Law Enforcement agencies. You can read some previous blog posts I did on this topic here ... <br />https://dnaandfamilytreeresearch.blogspot.com/2019/05/Maurice Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920753459154271648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443730660032753146.post-91537779953920130992019-07-12T01:25:50.489+01:002019-07-12T01:25:50.489+01:00Maurice - would you please let us know some of the...Maurice - would you please let us know some of the reasons why someone should be concerned about their DNA being posted at a genealogy testing company? I'm thinking that people might be worried that someone will use or take their DNA (cloning? insurance? police?). Many of these options listed means that the benefits of DNA testing and matching for family history are diminished.Anderleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497114328565455365noreply@blogger.com