I don’t know, but I am assuming the relative of the donor she got in contact with voluntarily gave their identity out, with purpose that anyone could contact them after using the same DNA outfit.
“...but Teuscher said the apparent relative she found on 23andMe listed themselves as open to messaging.”
Maybe there are DNA outfits that keep everything confidential or just give a location as to were our ancestors come from. But I still wouldn’t trust them not to give or be forced to give their records to the authorities. I know I have relatives that have already done this dna stuff, but I am skipping it unless something medical comes up.
Freegards
Thanks for the information. I know my genealogy back at least five generations on some lines and more than ten on others so I have no reason to submit to such a test. And being 65 now, I suspect any hidden significant health problems would have manifested by now. Just wondering.
The sister-in-law is very persistent, even to offering to pay for it, but she has her own and her dad’s test results so either my husband’s test would confirm her test or raise awkward questions which aren’t worth asking at this point.