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bookofjoe on Jan 24, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: 23andMe is reportedly turning the blame back on it...

>Ah, but then it's not like you get all of the data, just the names that are often fake anyway no?

I would bet that an overwhelming majority of 23 and me users do so under their real names.

I would bet that an overwhelming majority of HN users who use 23 and me do not do so under their real names.

sersi on Jan 24, 2024 [–]

You might be right but even my non-technical 50 years old friend who decided to use 23 and me with her sister to see if they shared the same father, did it with a fake name.

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