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saraaaaargh (sarahdal@crispsandwi.ch)'s status on Friday, 06-Oct-2023 18:23:18 JST saraaaaargh

I didn't realise that Blackstone had bought Ancestry.com in 2020 https://futurism.com/the-byte/private-equity-bought-largest-consumer-dna-database
A reminder that while getting DNA tested to find out family links can be awesome, it's probably the worst thing you can give freely - or pay a fortune to give - to massive international companies
#Genealogy #DNA
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  Ancestry® | Family Tree, Genealogy & Family History Records
  
  Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage.
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  A private equity firm just bought the largest consumer DNA database
  
  It's a timely illustration of how little control people have over their information once they take a DNA test.

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