Maybe a naive question, but Is there a service like 23 and me but that doesn’t collect/keep my genetic information ? @nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Maybe a naive question, but Is there a service like 23 and me but that doesn’t collect/keep my genetic information ? @nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
I’ve been wondering this myself. I don’t really agree with the other comments saying it’s impossible.
We do genetic testing on the medical side and that data is kept private. I don’t see why a company couldn’t offer similar stuff, paid privately, for a more comprehensive suite of tests. You could learn about your risk factors and keep the data private.
On the history/ancestry side, it could pick out known biomarkers to trace back from publicly accessible data. You wouldn’t be able to track down exact family trees, but I don’t think that was the intent since you’re looking for privacy. Instead you might get stuff like “you’re 40% Greek, 20% North African”
Such a company would
It could also allow customers to opt in for more detailed analysis (for those that don’t care for privacy) and let them know about the risks. Or it could give an option to share anonymized health data for researchers investigating diseases / risk factors
Edit: see the comment by Emperor@feddit.uk