EXCERPT

> A DNA testing kit might sound like a fun holiday gift to share with a loved one, but [US Senator] Chuck Schumer says it might be dangerous to give companies that market them access to your genetic codes.
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> Schumer said it's unclear what companies like AncestryDNA do with all the data they collect from hair or saliva samples that clients – eager to know if they're 20 percent Cherokee or have a genetic marker for a certain disease – send in.

Source: https://nypost.com/2017/11/26/schumer-warns-dna-home-tests-could-be-gathering-personal-info/

Schumer's statement has led to a petition "demanding that Ancestry and 23andMe change their policies and withhold genetic information from law enforcement": https://www.thepetitionsite.com/278/028/310/keep-your-dna-safe-from-the-police/