I have come across this topic from a colleague who has made this DNA Test.
I wanted to know If someone has done such a DNA Test here?
I want to know more about my heritage and lineage. Mostly to know my biology, I doubt that others have done these Tests before me but idk.
Are there any risks to this? What can the DNA possibly be used for?
I did one of these a few years back. I was dissatisfied with the precision in the results. I would suggest that look at the samples this specific company has for people for your general broader ancestry. The more it has, the finer if can drill down.
There are couple of scenarios as to how this can be used/ misused. Think Gattaca. Closer to now, there has been reported cases of data from a breach used to target certain ethnicities. It was from 23 and me data breach.
You can be tracked, profiled by any agency if they get hands on your data. You can be denied coverage of insurance for certain diseases depending on your DNA profile or your premium may shoot up. In the very far off scenario, where you have a very unique trait, you could be targeted for testing.
The companies can go through new agreements, bankruptcy, merger acquisition, so what they promise initially regarding data usage will not hold.
Thank you very much for your reply!
I figured it was a sketchy topic, that can be abused.
We actually don‘t really know what‘s inside the DNA. It might contain Data of my unique Soul imprint and unique frequency setting.
Then the personal frequency could be targeted by some bad ppl 