Millions of People Are Giving Away Their Privacy Through Ancestry Tests

According to a study by MIT Technology Review, more than 26 million people have taken DNA tests. Although it may be cool to learn more about one’s heritage and family tree, there is real reason to be concerned about privacy violation. For example, in 2018 23andMe received $300 million from a pharma company in exchange for access to the data from their DNA kits. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: http://bit.ly/2T5bgLp Twitter: http://bit.ly/2Cx8gSN Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Tctzi3 Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. http://bit.ly/2DCxK0h Mashable February 14, 2019 at 08:07AM