A Face Recognition Site Crawled the Web for Dead People’s Photos – Wired
PimEyes, Scarlett says, has scraped images of the dead to populate its database. By indexing their facial features, the site’s… read more
States Are Toughening Up Privacy Laws for At-Home DNA Tests – Wired
“Consumers have an inherent right to privacy,” says Maureen Mahoney, a technology and privacy policy analyst at Consumer Reports, a… read more
Your ‘Ethnicity Estimate’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does – Wired
Hat-tip April Cunningham! It’s important to understand what these tests actually mean, as well as their limitations. First up: the… read more
The WIRED Guide to Genetic Testing
Everything you need to know about DNA, medical breakthroughs, and genetic privacy. Molteni, M. (2019, December 3). The WIRED guide… read more
DNA test kits threaten kids’ privacy in ways we can’t understand yet
Burger-Calderon, M. (2019, November 22). DNA test kits threaten kids’ privacy in ways we can’t understand yet. Quartz. Retrieved from… read more
How to Delete Your Data From 23andMe, Ancestry, and Other Sites
Learn how you can delete your genetic information from 23andMe, Ancestry.com and more! https://www.consumerreports.org/health-privacy/how-to-delete-genetic-data-from-23andme-ancrestry-other-sites/