	Ancestry DNA Data Breach

What is a DNA data breach?

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What are the risks of a DNA data breach?

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How many people were affected by the Ancestry DNA data breach?

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What information was stolen in the Ancestry DNA data breach?

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What can you do to protect your DNA data?

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What is Ancestry DNA doing to address the data breach?

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What should you do if you think your DNA data may have been compromised?

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What is the future of DNA data privacy?

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