I feel like I’m in the minority with the privacy issues related to DNA kits. I find the information valuable and fun. Sometimes that is enough.

@manton I did one of these a while back, and it matched the family lore more closely than I expected. The only surprise was a bit more Nordic influence than expected.

@mindofaaronw Definitely valuable and fun. I understand how someone might be concerned about DNA data sitting in a database somewhere, though. For me the trade-off is worth it.

it’s fascinating. I did mine a few years ago. Did 3 different DNA tests to compare geographic results. We have way more Irish that we were led to believe growing up. It’s helped me confirm my Ancestry dot come research. Have 1 branch of family going back to 1100s.

I did mine a few years ago. I grew up being told I was Native American. My family is from Oklahoma for generations. But it was an Elizabeth Warren situation. I was 1% Nigerian and 99% British.

I did one of those about a year ago! I knew there were privacy issues, too, but my partner ordered the kit without giving me a heads-up so I figured I might as well rather than waste it, lol. My results were pretty much exactly what I expected, too. My partner was really disappointed with his because they didn’t break them down any further than “South Indian” and “North Indian” 😕