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Pet DNA testing company in doghouse after identifying human as canine (www.theguardian.com)

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DNA My Dog received human genetic sample and identified it as a malamute, shar-pei and labrador, according to news station

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well 23&me business is not actually DNA testing, it's collecting and selling people's DNA data. The market for this on pets does not exist

Also, the way they handled their data breach (or the fact they had any) definitely stains their reputation

Finally, because they were doing the DNA testing at a loss and selling the DNA data has proven to be harder than expected, they are actually on the bring of bankruptcy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just goes to show you, these days, even if you pay, you're still the product

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Oh certainly... We pay a lot for cars and the manufacturers are also selling your data