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 This follows several years of warnings about the potential vulnerabilities and risks associated with direct to consumer genetic testing companies like #23andme. In 2019, for example, the Pentagon sounded the alarm over home DNA kits, citing concerns that "outside parties are exploiting the use of genetic materials for questionable purposes," including mass surveillance & unauthorized tracking.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/pentagon-tells-military-personnel-not-use-home-dna-kits-n1106761