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Ancestry Will Discontinue AncestryDNA Health Tests – January 15, 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Standard Disclaimer: I am not a medical health professional and any comments I post are not intended, nor should they be construed, as medical advice. It’s important to understand that having markers is not a guarantee of getting a medical … Continue reading →

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GEDmatch Breach Update – July 20, 2020

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated July 21, 2020 – after I was home, I saw GEDmatch posted on Facebook that it was a security breach and I posted this tomorrow – GEDmatch security breach — The Legal Genealogist (citation included below). Cite/link to this … Continue reading →

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LivingDNA Update – Cruwys News 17 October 2019

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on the LivingDNA website – https://livingdna.com/, but saw it first on Cruwys News – https://cruwys.blogspot.com/2019/10/big-changes-at-living-dna.html. The prices are the same amount in US$ as the prices on Debbie’s blog that are in GBP. Existing Living DNA customers … Continue reading →

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Genealogy websites should be BANNED because they ‘threaten the anonymity of sperm donors’, academic claims

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Disclosure: I have a close friend who discovered through DNA testing a niece as a result of his brother’s sperm bank donations back 30+ years ago.  I saw this article last week- Genealogy websites should be BANNED because they ‘threaten … Continue reading →

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DNA Friend Parody Website

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Thank you to Debbie of Cruwys News for mentioning this DNA parody site – https://dnafriend.com/, . I thought I had seen a similar DNA parody website a while back, but can’t find it now. Twitter: https://twitter.com/dnafriend Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dnafriend/    

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DNA evidence and miscarriages of justice – ScienceDirect

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Standard Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and any comments I post are not intended, nor should they be construed, as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please consult a legal expert who is familiar with the area of … Continue reading →

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Kenya Government mandates DNA-linked national ID, without data protection law

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Thank you to Debbie Cruwys Kennett of Cruwys News – https://cruwys.blogspot.com/  who posted this link – https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2019/02/08/kenya-government-mandates-dna-linked-national-id-without-data-protection-law/ in ISOGG‘s Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/isogg/ (closed group, but easy to join ISOGG for free to gain access). There are plenty of good … Continue reading →

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