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Category: Lagniappe

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FTDNA Joins the “So Sue Me” Party

December 3, 2024 thednageek 7d Comments

A class action lawsuit alleges that FamilyTreeDNA has been sharing user details with Facebook.

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: FamilyTreeDNA, genetic privacy, lawsuit, Meta Pixel
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It Just Got Real

November 22, 2024 thednageek 32d Comments

GEDmatch, the much beloved free site for genetic genealogy, is now the target of two class-action lawsuits that could make…

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Posted in: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, Lagniappe Filed under: forensic genetic genealogy, GEDmatch, genetic privacy, lawsuit, QIAGEN, Verogen
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Thank You!

January 27, 2024 thednageek 18d Comments

This blog started in 2016 on a whim. Genetic genealogists seemed eager to learn about the science and math behind…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: award, education, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Utah Genealogical Association
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The 23andMe Hack

October 17, 2023 thednageek 31d Comments

By now, you’ve probably heard that 23andMe was hacked by criminals who stole the data of up to 7 million…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: 23andMe, credential stuffing, cybersecurity, data security, forensic genetic genealogy, genetic privacy, hacking, law enforcement
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The DNA Geek at RootsTech!

March 3, 2022 thednageek 1 Comment

Chat with The DNA Geek and other experienced genetic genealogists at RootsTech!

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: RootsTech

Conference Keeper: Your Go-To for Genealogy Education

February 12, 2022 thednageek 4d Comments

Psst! You! Have you heard about Conference Keeper? It’s a one-stop listing of genealogy conferences, institutes, talks, podcasts, calls for…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Conference Keeper, conferences, education
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: 2022

January 1, 2022 thednageek 12d Comments

What might 2022 have in store for us?

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Posted in: Lagniappe
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The Molehill and the Mountain

August 6, 2021 thednageek 62d Comments

The sky is falling! The end is nigh! People are deleting their trees!   Why? Because Ancestry recently updated their…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Ancestry.com, controversy, copyright, private trees, public trees, Terms of Service, User Provided Content

It’s Time for Jamboree!

June 3, 2021 thednageek 2d Comments

The Southern California Genealogy Society’s annual Jamboree begins tomorrow, June 4!  Jamboree is perhaps my favorite conference for its intimate…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: conferences, education, SCGS Jamboree
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GEDmatch Has a Makeover! But It’s Purely Cosmetic

May 4, 2021 thednageek 31d Comments

This post has been updated. Today, GEDmatch has a new look at https://app.gedmatch.com. It’s a long-overdue upgrade for a site…

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Posted in: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, Lagniappe Filed under: DNA segments, forensic genealogy, gedcom, GEDmatch, law enforcement

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