Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian - eviltoast
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      How does that work? The lab puts you in contact with people they know share your DNA?

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        If you choose to opt in and participate in DNA Relatives, other customers that have also elected to participate in this feature will be able to view the following information about you:

        Your DNA Relatives display name

        How recently you logged into your account

        Your relationship labels (masculine, feminine, neutral)

        Your predicted relationship and percentage of DNA shared with your matches

        Your location (optional)

        Ancestor birth locations and family names (optional)

        Your profile picture (optional)

        Your birth year (optional)

        A link to your Family Tree (optional)

        Anything you have added to the “Introduce yourself!” Section (optional)