tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post383368496208246802..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: News From Genetic Affairs: Ancestry Demands They Stop Collecting DNA Match DataRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-52507943679669108512020-06-06T05:11:04.232-07:002020-06-06T05:11:04.232-07:00My DNA raw data isn't mine after all? I was un...My DNA raw data isn't mine after all? I was under the impression I owned it and could do as I pleased with it. Or is it just that I can share it widely but the recipient can't touch it? Ancestry has never been user friendly. Ancestry is all about the money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017168333514570011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-91852764217115725692020-06-03T18:59:35.138-07:002020-06-03T18:59:35.138-07:00Without some kind of Shared Matches feature, Ances...Without some kind of Shared Matches feature, AncestryDNA is almost useless since there is a small fraction of people with trees worth looking at. <br /><br />I'd like to see the Shared Match threshold come down to 15 cM and would pay extra for that.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558570512901109203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-82409054768883641312020-06-03T11:49:59.898-07:002020-06-03T11:49:59.898-07:00Hi Barry,
The problem is that somehow Genetic Aff...Hi Barry,<br /><br />The problem is that somehow Genetic Affairs was capturing my DNA match Shared Matches but also the Shared Matches of those Shared Matches. Then grouping them into a cluster. I have about 1480 matches with shared matches (share more than 20 cM (about 0.3%)) and so the database collected was large. <br />Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-24090553342492834952020-06-02T06:11:23.031-07:002020-06-02T06:11:23.031-07:00Not sure if this will hold up as the owner of the ...Not sure if this will hold up as the owner of the DNA are the people who are sending this in.<br />This is like telling GedMatch they cant do what they are doing.<br />I suggest he get a lawyer and tell Ancestry to bite the big one.<br />Barry SheldonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496142632442651308noreply@blogger.com