tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.comments2020-07-14T03:01:34.921+12:00DNASurnames Project DiaryLornaHenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05286264633982405918noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-67796643569433284822020-07-14T03:01:34.921+12:002020-07-14T03:01:34.921+12:00I would like to say that this blog really convince...I would like to say that this blog really convinced me to do it! Thanks, very good post.<br /><a href="http://www.anabolicsteroidcalculator.com/andarine-pros-cons/" rel="nofollow">s4</a><br />vinson mattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728855558706198576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-54256142900110819372020-07-14T00:31:13.547+12:002020-07-14T00:31:13.547+12:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Franklin Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13377935829640249726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-21938988853329394932019-12-12T05:36:30.236+13:002019-12-12T05:36:30.236+13:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-26025463869448480702019-02-06T11:59:42.660+13:002019-02-06T11:59:42.660+13:00Also read the other subsequent posts by Judy Russe...Also read the other subsequent posts by Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, which includes a link to the letter Bennett Greenspan sent to all customers.<br />FTDNA continue to stress that they do NOT sell your DNA to 3rd parties. <br />Yes some other companies do provide anonymised data from your data but you can generally opt out of being included in that.<br />LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-7723000966184776402019-02-06T11:04:11.702+13:002019-02-06T11:04:11.702+13:00Hi,
Thanks for this. I happened to read an article...Hi,<br />Thanks for this. I happened to read an article this morning stating that it is now possible to remove your information from the site you've worked with.<br />I understand companies have provided valuable help in some cases of law enforcement. Today's article dealt more with information being bundled and sold for marketing buyers. (imagine how profitable a drug maker could be if Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158828783930023453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-6922175070076622732018-06-17T01:31:01.942+12:002018-06-17T01:31:01.942+12:00Oh my goodness! a tremendous article dude. Thanks ...Oh my goodness! a tremendous article dude. Thanks Nonetheless I am experiencing difficulty with ur rss . Don’t know why Unable to subscribe to it. Is there anybody getting an identical rss problem? Anybody who is aware of kindly respond. Thnkx <a href="https://online-casinos.us.org" rel="nofollow">casino blackjack</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610832429979332149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-71331000971795639362018-02-01T09:15:47.928+13:002018-02-01T09:15:47.928+13:00MyHeritage has also bowed to pressure to fix the i...MyHeritage has also bowed to pressure to fix the inconsistencies about who can contact their DNA matches.<br />It was indeed rather odd that those transferring in could, but those who tested with MyHeritage, and didn't have a subscription, couldn't.<br /><br />https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/01/contacting-dna-matches-is-now-free/LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-71532092798927179992017-09-11T19:39:28.166+12:002017-09-11T19:39:28.166+12:00Update from MyHeritage:
We apologize for this and ...Update from MyHeritage:<br />We apologize for this and your case has been forwarded to our scientists, who are refining the algorithm for the DNA matches, for further investigation.<br /> LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-24437447443566311962017-09-04T23:46:18.980+12:002017-09-04T23:46:18.980+12:00And here is MyHeritage's rather inadequate res...And here is MyHeritage's rather inadequate response:<br />Dear Ms. Henderson,<br /><br />Thank you for contacting us.<br /><br />I understand that you got different DNA Matches with other providers. MyHeritage uses three different parameters to calculate DNA matches: Total amount of shared DNA, number of shared segments, and the length of the longest segment. The algorithms and thresholds LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-75686907611990789662017-06-21T01:54:31.099+12:002017-06-21T01:54:31.099+12:00Good research, thank you for the article, Lorna.Good research, thank you for the article, Lorna.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810576041285686721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-45100073114123731752016-09-24T01:05:47.132+12:002016-09-24T01:05:47.132+12:00Basically because their imputation routines that b...Basically because their imputation routines that bring the data from whatever company you tested at into line with the standard set for comparing like with like just have to need more work, at least in a lot of cases that I've looked at. <br />The matches simply cannot be found in any of my matches at any of the three companies, and they cannot all be anonymous.<br />Give them time.LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-7143488660585628492016-09-24T00:58:20.943+12:002016-09-24T00:58:20.943+12:00myheritage.com matched me to a woman. She contact...myheritage.com matched me to a woman. She contacted me. We cross referenced our DNA on GEDMATCH and ancestry.com and both of those sites say we are not a match. Any idea why that is?Mimi Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355650996721342771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-31269443476757157842016-09-09T06:01:12.431+12:002016-09-09T06:01:12.431+12:00Customer service has removed the file for me. :)Customer service has removed the file for me. :)Dixie Amazonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604005221666923533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-18735001366756051932016-09-07T23:51:50.492+12:002016-09-07T23:51:50.492+12:00I cannot find a way to delete a DNA file. I mistak...I cannot find a way to delete a DNA file. I mistakenly loaded both my file and my husbands to me. I have sent a message to customer service to see if I can remove his file.Dixie Amazonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604005221666923533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-4799812351427653692016-09-07T23:36:36.557+12:002016-09-07T23:36:36.557+12:00Magda,
Yes, there's a contact button, and a li...Magda,<br />Yes, there's a contact button, and a link to their tree if they have one, no email addresses.<br />I've not looked to see if you can delete your DNA but I would expect that you can.<br />I've logged a request to be able to input notes about each match, and to be able to filter the match list by several different criteria.<br />I've not yet logged my experience about LornaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199921559356749656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532760295087951089.post-20644113854358842242016-09-07T22:01:35.835+12:002016-09-07T22:01:35.835+12:00This was very helpful to read about your experienc...This was very helpful to read about your experience at MyHeritage, Lorna. Did you see an ability to contact other members or do they display email addresses like gedmatch? Did you see an option to delete your DNA if one wanted to remove it?Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.com