tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post3040537984298362102..comments2024-03-08T15:43:54.700+00:00Comments on Cruwys news: Genealogy and DNA casualties of GDPR – farewell to World Families Network, Ysearch and MitosearchDebbie Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-81582481421623666792018-05-23T10:29:12.491+01:002018-05-23T10:29:12.491+01:00Thanks for your comments Jacques. There have been ...Thanks for your comments Jacques. There have been discussions over the years about coming up with a replacement for Ysearch but nothing ever happened. ISOGG is just a disparate group of volunteers and any new initiatives require volunteers to come forward to do the work. Also, because ISOGG has no membership fees, it doesn't have any money. There is a real need for an independent genealogy DNA database that is not controlled by any testing company. Any volunteer-run effort is eventually likely to fall by the wayside as we've seen with World Families Network.<br /><br />I wonder if the solution is for the archives sector to collaborate and come up with a database to preserve our DNA records. Archives preserve written genealogy records and the DNA records are just another type of genealogy record so perhaps they should all be kept in the same place.<br /><br />I don't think FTDNA have any plans to get rid of their genealogy arm but the future of none the current companies is guaranteed.<br /><br />I agree that World Families Network had an important role in the early years of genetic genealogy when we had a number of companies fighting for market share. I would prefer to see more competition in the Y-DNA and mtDNA testing market. I don't think it's healthy for one company to have a monopoly. I hadn't realised that WFN still retained control after a project was transferred back to FTDNA. Is that because Terry helped to mentor the new project admin?Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-67946627078205217432018-05-23T06:47:27.304+01:002018-05-23T06:47:27.304+01:00Me again ..
With regard to the closure of Terry B...Me again ..<br /><br />With regard to the closure of Terry Barton's World Families Network, it must be recognized that this network played an important role in the years in which G/DNA was growing. Indeed, this network played a role of incubator of surname projects, in the absence of (competent) project administrators.<br /><br />At a certain point, however, it was difficult to open a new surname project at FTDNA because FTDNA said that this same project existed in the World Families network and that Terry wanted to keep it in his lap even though he clearly had no time to deal with it personally. Later he agreed to transfer some projects to FTDNA but he still retained a hand on the projects transferred to FTDNA administrators. <br /><br />Personally, I have long wished that all World Families Network projects be passed to FTDNA when an administrator was willing to run it. <br /><br />It's done now. <br />Thanks Terry! <br />Retirement well deserved.<br /><br />Jacques Beaugrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796642798429315401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-42306567493093889772018-05-23T06:29:40.483+01:002018-05-23T06:29:40.483+01:00In any case, we had noticed that for several years...In any case, we had noticed that for several years FTDNA had been neglecting the YSearch and MitoSearch databases. They were in decline. The haplogroups had to be noted using the old nodal notation and mtDNA haplogroups were not synchronized to the PhyloTree nomenclature. Decadent and ineffective bases. Sooner or later FTDNA was going to shut them up we knew it.<br /><br />Why ISOGG did not anticipate these closures and developed alternative solutions?<br /><br /><br />The next tile that will fall on us will come from FTDNA when this company will be sold and will close its * genealogy * pane to focus on more lucrative health and the judiciary ones. Salve!<br /><br />Jacques Beaugrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796642798429315401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-42687243877924817152018-05-19T18:42:02.498+01:002018-05-19T18:42:02.498+01:00Jessica, I was referring to Wikitree and not Ysear...Jessica, I was referring to Wikitree and not Ysearch.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-77003049014145098042018-05-19T18:40:25.289+01:002018-05-19T18:40:25.289+01:00As someone who has used Y-Search and knows first h...As someone who has used Y-Search and knows first hand how it works....no one's information was uploaded without their permission. You actually have to agree to have your DNA uploaded and compared. JessicaMcManus66https://www.blogger.com/profile/08735229922973026428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-81943493013231408362018-05-19T17:30:19.358+01:002018-05-19T17:30:19.358+01:00I wouldn't regard that as a casualty. That is ...I wouldn't regard that as a casualty. That is a good outcome as a result of GDPR. DNA test results for living people should not have been uploaded without consent.Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238849140976286627.post-75869290069860649542018-05-19T17:28:05.504+01:002018-05-19T17:28:05.504+01:00Wikitree is also a casualty as they will delete DN...Wikitree is also a casualty as they will delete DNA test info for all living persons unless they take ownership of their profile.Carl Oehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683492180036456802noreply@blogger.com