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The End of an Era: Uploads at MyHeritage

May 29, 2025 thednageek 20d Comments

MyHeritage is apparently securing their DNA database in response to the FBI using it in the Idaho murder investigation.

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Posted in: DNA Testing, Forensic Genetic Genealogy Filed under: autosomal DNA transfers, CeCe Moore, Dateline, DNA uploads, ethics, forensic genetic genealogy, Idaho murders, MyHeritage DNA
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Yaniv Was Right

September 12, 2023 thednageek 40d Comments

Genetic genealogy needs to protect itself with cryptosignatures.

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers, cryptographic signature, data security, DNA uploads, forensic genetic genealogy, informed consent, law enforcement, Yaniv Erlich
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Free DNA Tools at MyHeritage This Week!

March 2, 2022 thednageek Leave a comment

This offer from MyHeritage expires on 8 March, 2022. To celebrate RootsTech 2022 and DNA around the world, MyHeritage is…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: autosomal DNA transfers, free tools, MyHeritage DNA, RootsTech

Free Uploads to MyHeritage—This Week Only

December 12, 2019 thednageek 10d Comments

Okay, so technically uploads to MyHeritage are always free.  That is, if you’ve done a DNA test at Ancestry, Family…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: autosomal DNA transfers, MyHeritage, sale

Free Transfers to MyHeritage Are Ending Soon

October 29, 2018 thednageek 1 Comment

The DNA database at MyHeritage has grown rapidly since its inception 2 years ago, to an official tally of 1.75…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage

MyHeritage Has More Than 1.75 Million DNA Users!

September 16, 2018 thednageek 24d Comments

As of early September 2018, the MyHeritage DNA database had 1.75 million users.1  Since the launch of their DNA service…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: autosomal DNA transfers, database size, MyHeritage

How to Transfer Your AncestryDNA Test to Other Databases

June 9, 2018 thednageek 76d Comments

This post has been updated. AncestryDNA has, by far, the largest commercial database of autosomal DNA testers in the world,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage

Today Only! 23andMe Is Accepting Transfers from AncestryDNA

April 25, 2018 thednageek 37d Comments

Until midnight Pacific Time, 23andMe is accepting transfers of raw DNA data from AncestryDNA.  To start the process, click here,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers

What’s New in Autosomal DNA Transfers

September 12, 2017 thednageek 64d Comments

UPDATES: Please see the list of updates to this post, which are at the bottom. For step-by-step instructions on how…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, atDNA, autosomal DNA transfers, DNA.Land, Family Tree DNA, GEDmatch, GEDmatch Genesis, Living DNA, MyHeritage, WeGene

MyHeritage Releases Ethnicity Estimates for DNA Transfers

May 30, 2017 thednageek 72d Comments

MyHeritage is one of the newer players in the genetic genealogy arena. They offer their own branded autosomal test for a…

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Posted in: DNA Testing, Ethnicity Estimates Filed under: autosomal DNA transfers, MyHeritage

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