<story><title>Cops are asking Ancestry.com and 23andMe for their customers’ DNA</title><url>http://fusion.net/story/215204/law-enforcement-agencies-are-asking-ancestry-com-and-23andme-for-their-customers-dna/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mahyarm</author><text>This is why I didn&amp;#x27;t use 23andMe&amp;#x27;s service.  Because it&amp;#x27;s in their database, forever.&lt;p&gt;I want a genetic sequencing service where they sequence everything, put it on multiple encrypted USB sticks and send it to you.  Once you confirm you received your copy, they destroy the backup USB sticks.&lt;p&gt;They never will store it on some centralized server.  It will never end up on some tape backup. They will never have a copy after you get yours.&lt;p&gt;Then you need DNA analysis software that runs offline.&lt;p&gt;Most of them won&amp;#x27;t want to do that although, because it makes them a commodity service.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>aianus</author><text>You&amp;#x27;re missing the whole point of 23andme.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s not a consumer product to analyze your own DNA, that&amp;#x27;s just a disguise. With machine learning and a large enough population size they will eventually be able to determine the genetic markers that promote every disease. Personalized medicine will be the next breakthrough in medicine and human longevity.&lt;p&gt;This requires them to have everyone&amp;#x27;s DNA, trait, and medical history on file.</text></comment>
<story><title>Cops are asking Ancestry.com and 23andMe for their customers’ DNA</title><url>http://fusion.net/story/215204/law-enforcement-agencies-are-asking-ancestry-com-and-23andme-for-their-customers-dna/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>mahyarm</author><text>This is why I didn&amp;#x27;t use 23andMe&amp;#x27;s service.  Because it&amp;#x27;s in their database, forever.&lt;p&gt;I want a genetic sequencing service where they sequence everything, put it on multiple encrypted USB sticks and send it to you.  Once you confirm you received your copy, they destroy the backup USB sticks.&lt;p&gt;They never will store it on some centralized server.  It will never end up on some tape backup. They will never have a copy after you get yours.&lt;p&gt;Then you need DNA analysis software that runs offline.&lt;p&gt;Most of them won&amp;#x27;t want to do that although, because it makes them a commodity service.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Camillo</author><text>Indeed! I have always been curious about trying 23andMe, but I was concerned about my DNA being forever stored in a database somewhere. Now my decision is final, I&amp;#x27;m never going to use that kind of service.&lt;p&gt;I think this is going to impact their growth as more people realize the implications. I doubt their recent new investors[0] are happy.&lt;p&gt;[0]: &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;matthewherper&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;23andme-prepares-a-comeback-raising-115-million-at-a-1-1-billion-valuation&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.forbes.com&amp;#x2F;sites&amp;#x2F;matthewherper&amp;#x2F;2015&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;14&amp;#x2F;23andme...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>