AncestryDNA test takers can now opt out of matching. Here’s why that’s a good thing—and why I hope you can encourage others not to opt-out. Ancestry recently announced an update to their privacy policy. Current and future AncestryDNA users will now have the option...
Unexpected DNA ethnicity results may cause us to reconsider our sense of identity—and our family trees. A WSJ article on DNA testing I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a reporter, Cameron McWhirter, who found a discrepancy between his family...
Here’s what I like about AncestryDNA’s updates to your DNA matching experience. AncestryDNA Updates to Matching Change is afoot at AncestryDNA*. Again. While “stability” and “predictability” seem like honorable qualities in a company or product, when it comes to tech...
Not all DNA cousin matches are equally valuable! Here’s what to do with those hundreds of fourth cousin matches on your list. I have always enjoyed math for its absolutes. No matter what, two plus two always equals four. That is comforting somehow when in almost all...
Thoughts about AncestryDNA advancements from genetic genealogist Diahan Southard. This past week I had the privilege of standing on an 8th story balcony in downtown San Francisco. To my left: towering downtown buildings bustling with enterprise. To my...
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