Showing posts with label DNA Relatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DNA Relatives. Show all posts

Friday, June 06, 2014

23andMe has changed the treatment of "Close Relatives"

Christine at 23andMe has posted a change to the tratment of "close Relatives" [1st cousins and closer] in DNA Relatives.

Prior to tonight you had to opt-in to "Show Close Relatives" if you wanted to see 1st cousins or closer relatives in DNA Relatives. As of tonight everyone will show Close Relative unless you opt-out of DNA Relatives. More details are available in the News and Announcement forum at 23andMe:
https://www.23andme.com/you/community/thread/30426/

While this is a much wanted feature change for genealogists and adoptees, some people may not want to know about previously unknown siblings or children, birth-parents, etc.