Completely disagree. Failure to state "I do not want to share," does not constitute permission. Nor does consent to share (particularly when deceased) constitute approval to participate in avenues not named in the original agreement. A contract cannot be modified or altered without express consent. And rights are inherent until expressly declined. And to the original topic, while a participant may be a decedent, their rights are still protected-- most certainly in health issues. One example, only an executor/executrix has the ability to request health records, and only when providing letters of administration or court order. 23andme would open themselves up to such legal repercussions it boggles the mind. This information will never go public in our lifetime. It's may be a great hope for genealogists, but an extremely foolish and irresponsible move by 23andme. Patti Easton Sent from my iPad > On Oct 28, 2015, at 1:25 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