How about the 23andMe site???

[a kennedy]

https://www.23andme.com/howitworks/ all about genetic testing for Health, Disease and Ancestry. It's sounds more then just the ancestry process. Curious, what does everyone think?

[Dawson Leery]

1. Some high schools are testing for drugs with hair samples.

What a convenient way to get someone's DNA into the system.

[a kennedy]

2. Right, didn't really think of that.....

volunteer the information, ah, not that great of an idea. Thanks.

[Duer 157099]

5. I think it is anonymized

insofar as that is actually possible anymore. They send you a kit with a barcode number on it and you use that numer to log into their site to retrieve the info.

Of course, if you purchase the kit for yourself, then they have a record of who purchased that particular barcode. But if someone else buys one and gives it to you (which often happens) then there is no link. However, if they can trace your IP address to you and you access the account from your computer, there is a link.

I can't really imagine of a way to keep it completely anonymous unless one uses non-traceable internet connections (proxies etc).

[LiberalElite]

6. Ancestry.com

now has a dna testing service. A friend had it done and found some interesting info, like the fact that her father wasn't really Italian.

http://dna.ancestry.com/

[Dawson Leery]

7. See this

http://www.examiner.com/article/catholic-hs-violates-fourth-amendment-will-collect-student-hair-samples

"That is what they say now, but who knows how the rights of the student will be violated, how the data may be stored, and who may have access to it in the future. Additionally, this raises a red flag about the hair sample, and will it also be destroyed after graduation?

The CBS St. Louis report says that parents are also backing the school’s decision, but those who study the government, its policies, motives and reasoning would wonder what the school would do with the hair after it has been tested.

Obviously, hair is a prime source of DNA. Using the hair to compile a DNA database, for the school, the state of Missouri, or the federal government (DHS) would most certainly be a violation of the students and their parent’s constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment"

[FarCenter]

3. Inside 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki's $99 DNA Revolution

The $126 million genetic-testing company can tell you how to live smarter, better, and longer. It can also tell you what might kill you.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3018598/for-99-this-ceo-can-tell-you-what-might-kill-you-inside-23andme-founder-anne-wojcickis-dna-r

[NuclearDem]

4. It certainly is a good thing generally, especially for family planning and personal health.

Though, as with all databases containing medical information, there should be some rightful concerns about privacy.