DNA testing privacy concerns at AncestryDNA, 23andMe, FTDNA, MyHeritage, Living DNA and GEDmatch are real. Here’s what’s at stake and how each company handles your genetic data. Are you worried about DNA testing and privacy considerations? You’re not alone. Here, we...
Last updated: August 27, 2024 Want to know how to download your DNA match list? You can’t do it directly from your DNA testing companies anymore. Here are strategies some people use for AncestryDNA and Living DNA. NOTE: As of 2024, for security reasons,...
DNA testing outside the US is not as popular as inside the US. If your goal is finding DNA matches (or ancestors) outside the United States, what should your DNA testing strategy be? Updated in January 2026. In a webinar I gave recently, I was asked a super important...
Say you took a DNA test with AncestryDNA but your cousin tested at 23andMe, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA or Living DNA. How can you compare your DNA test results to each other? Recently, we heard from a woman who is trying to identify her birth father. She tested at...
How does Irish DNA ethnicity show up in your AncestryDNA, 23andMe, MyHeritage DNA, Living DNA or FamilyTreeDNA test results? Here’s a comparison. How well your DNA testing company represents your known family history is based on a lot of factors. But one of those is...
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