Ah yes. Literally giving your fucking DNA to some private company just so they can tell you that your great grandfather is from Ireland. Who could've predicted this going wrong.
Fucking white people doing anything to get an identity.
this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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Realistically, what could a company do with the data? I can see how it could be dangerous in the hands of a nation state if someone is a politician. But otherwise, besides the gross privacy violation, im not sure I see what real harm will come of this.
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I hope I deleted my data just in time not to be (legally) included in this.
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Hahahahahaha
i deleted my data a month or two ago, am i safe?