AncestryDNA in SA?

[PaulB_]

Does anyone know the best way to get a test kit in SA?

Ebay seems to stock them by recruitable sellers.

Personally I've done mine, I'm currently abroad, but people in SA are expressing intrest.

I'm also weary of SAPO, and things getting lost.

What would the best way forward be?

Thanks

 

[Johnatan56]

Would generally recommend not doing them:

Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users

Data watchdogs in UK and Canada to look at whether there were enough safeguards on personal information

www.theguardian.com

DNA testing for stuff like genetic disease via a university is something completely different.

 

[3WA]

I don’t need this. Every day when I cut someone off in traffic, they tell me who my ancestors are.

 

[PaulB_]

I don’t need this. Every day when I cut someone off in traffic, they tell me who my ancestors are.

In my end of the country, when I cut someone off in traffic they tell me who "Joe's Mom's Cat is".. Some days I feel we all don't need one..

 

[semaphore]

Would generally recommend not doing them:

Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users

Data watchdogs in UK and Canada to look at whether there were enough safeguards on personal information

www.theguardian.com

DNA testing for stuff like genetic disease via a university is something completely different.

Other than gaining access to some emails, the genetic information is entirely useless to them.

 

[Johnatan56]

Other than gaining access to some emails, the genetic information is entirely useless to them.

No, direct value regarding insurance, or can also argue that if pick up that genetically you have a faster mental decline employers won't hire you, and then we're having more antisemitic hate, might be that you get targeted for ancestry.

There's a bunch of things that it could possibly be used for, most of the stuff is negative outside of "oh, I'm 80% Irish".

 

[Lupus]

Want to find out how much Neanderthal you are?