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St Patrick’s Day Sales—2019

March 6, 2019 thednageek 5d Comments

You don’t have to be Irish to take advantage of the St Patrick’s Day sales! Expect more sale announcements, so…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, St Patrick's Day

More Privacy Concerns at Family Tree DNA

February 17, 2019 thednageek 20d Comments

On 31 January, 2019, we learned from Buzzfeed that Family Tree DNA had allowed the FBI to use their customer…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Family Tree DNA, Fourth Amendment, genetic privacy, informed consent, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement

Valentine’s Day Sales

February 11, 2019 thednageek 1 Comment

It’s that time of year:  Valentine’s Day.  Love is in the air!  Chocolate is abundant.  And if you’re not in…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, Valentine's Day

FTDNA Opens the Door to the Cops

January 31, 2019 thednageek 78d Comments

This post has been updated. Today, Buzzfeed broke the story that Family Tree DNA has been allowing FBI agents to…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: criminal investigations, Family Tree DNA, genetic privacy, informed consent, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement

The Pros and Cons of the Main DNA Testing Companies—2018 version

December 12, 2018 thednageek 35d Comments

This post has been updated. “Which DNA test should I do? And which company should I use?” I hear those…

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

Family Tree DNA Thanksgiving Sales!

November 13, 2018 thednageek 1 Comment

Family Tree DNA (FTDNA, for short) has just announced their Thanksgiving sale, with discounted test prices through 22 November, 2018.…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: Family Tree DNA, sales

November Sales 2018 (with Predictions)

November 1, 2018 thednageek 21d Comments

The month of November has some of the best sale prices on genealogy DNA tests all year long.  2018 looks…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, Ancestry.com, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage, sales, subscriptions

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

The Glass Is More Than Half Full—2018 Version

October 23, 2018 thednageek 11d Comments

‘So frustrating!  95% of my DNA matches don’t have trees!’ ‘People at Company X only test for their ethnicity estimates. …

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, family trees, GEDmatch, MyHeritage

Autosomal DNA Processing Times Through September 2018

October 1, 2018 thednageek Leave a comment

Wonder how long your DNA test will take once you mail it off?  Here’s the latest from the DNA Processing…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage, processing time

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