If you don't agree to participate in DNA relatives and you can opt out of it, then no one but you will see your haplogroups anyway. I personally know for a fact that several of the folks I shared with three years ago when I first tested at 23andMe (for $297 mind you) and connected with are now deceased. So no, they won't be answering your requests. In only one of these cases is a family member managing the account now and she seldom logs in, usually I have to contact her and ask her to check and accept when we have a new cousin match to her now deceased sibling. On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:22 AM, Sam Sloan via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I disagree. Everybody who joins 23andme agrees to have their DNA > information such as their haplogroup shared and made available. There is > no option that says, "I do not want my DNA genotype revealed". > > What is an option is whether the person wants to share their health > information with other members. Some members agree to this. Others do not. > > Sam Sloan > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Patti Hacht via < > genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Sam, I think you're assuming a lot when you state that "Here we are > talking > > about people who joined these groups and submitted their DNA samples for > > the purpose of finding their relatives or health information about their > > relatives." > > > > Many people at 23andMe will not reply to requests for sharing. It makes > you > > wonder why they tested in the first place (and this has happened since > the > > beginning days of 23andMe), but they certainly cannot be interested in > > finding relatives. I would doubt very much with the way the laws are in > > this Country that we could "pay" to find out further info after someone > is > > deceased. I see no way anyone would legally have access to that info > > without expressed permission from the deceased! > > > > You also wrote: "Obviously, the reason for this is these people joined a > > long > > time ago and have not kept up to date or else they are dead." > > > > I think (again) you're assuming a lot here. You have no idea why someone > > would not upload their testing results to GedMatch, or "have not kept up > to > > date" with info at their testing company. They could have been interested > > in only the Health Reports. > > > > Patti > > Lakeville, MIchigan > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Lisa R Franklin RN,BSN Admin, Franklin Y DNA Project http://trackingyourroots.com/FranklinGenetics/ FranklinGenetics@gmail.com http://trackingyourroots.com/DNA (How To presentation (23andme), tips, & helps. *2**3**&**m**e**: **The World's Largest database & coincidentally the ONLY one with all the tools you need for genealogy and DNA!--* http://refer.23andme.com/v2/share/6158544791499756901/4672616e6b6c696e47656e657469637340676d61696c2e636f6d BEST GENETIC GENEALOGY BOOK! http://www.amazon.com/Genetic-Genealogy-Emily-D-Aulicino-ebook/dp/B00HJJWBU2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391174801&sr=8-1&keywords=Genetic+Genealogy