Here’s how: you can’t. See also: getting toothpaste back into the tube.
fordprefect294 on
Life Pro Tip: don’t give your dna to a private company
nemom on
Funny that this article doesn’t mention this part…
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[Although customers can request the company to delete their data, 23andMe won’t necessarily erase all your information. The company has been telling users who request an account deletion: “23andMe and the contracted genotyping laboratory will retain your Genetic Information, date of birth, and sex as required for compliance with legal obligations, pursuant to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 and California laboratory regulations.” –PCMag article](https://www.pcmag.com/news/23andme-trouble-sparks-calls-for-users-to-delete-their-dna-data-heres-how)
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SuspiciousFishRunner on
You can’t. Information has either been sold or gotten into other databases even if the company will not admit this.
That’s the price you pay for knowing you are in fact 1/900000th [insert your preferred country here].
kerlious on
Why would that information be harmful? Serious question. Is it like to not get caught doing a crime or being used against you by racists or something? I did it forever ago and there’s really not anything that I can tell obviously would be sensitive. Oh, just thought if maybe insurance companies would use it to make policy decisions. I could see that sucking…like previous conditions or something they won’t cover.
jerrystrieff on
Sure glad I am of pure European blood just in case Trump wins
danchoe on
“We now have discrimination down to a science.” -Gattaca
PlasticPomPoms on
Yes delete your DNA data that you share with 8 billion other people. Seems moot.
EnvironmentalClue218 on
Once it’s on the internet, in any location, it’s forever.
ChickenFriedRiceee on
Don’t blame the technology blame the people who abuse it.
angstt on
The Internet is forever.
*Marked safe from having my genome sold to the highest bidder.
jferments on
“delete” lol … sure, if playing pretend makes you feel more comfortable
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Here’s how: you can’t. See also: getting toothpaste back into the tube.
Life Pro Tip: don’t give your dna to a private company
Funny that this article doesn’t mention this part…
“””
[Although customers can request the company to delete their data, 23andMe won’t necessarily erase all your information. The company has been telling users who request an account deletion: “23andMe and the contracted genotyping laboratory will retain your Genetic Information, date of birth, and sex as required for compliance with legal obligations, pursuant to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 and California laboratory regulations.” –PCMag article](https://www.pcmag.com/news/23andme-trouble-sparks-calls-for-users-to-delete-their-dna-data-heres-how)
“””
You can’t. Information has either been sold or gotten into other databases even if the company will not admit this.
That’s the price you pay for knowing you are in fact 1/900000th [insert your preferred country here].
Why would that information be harmful? Serious question. Is it like to not get caught doing a crime or being used against you by racists or something? I did it forever ago and there’s really not anything that I can tell obviously would be sensitive. Oh, just thought if maybe insurance companies would use it to make policy decisions. I could see that sucking…like previous conditions or something they won’t cover.
Sure glad I am of pure European blood just in case Trump wins
“We now have discrimination down to a science.” -Gattaca
Yes delete your DNA data that you share with 8 billion other people. Seems moot.
Once it’s on the internet, in any location, it’s forever.
Don’t blame the technology blame the people who abuse it.
The Internet is forever.
*Marked safe from having my genome sold to the highest bidder.
“delete” lol … sure, if playing pretend makes you feel more comfortable