23andme now available in Europe & Canada
if you’re a non US-citizen ever wanting to gain detailled insight into your personal genome and have 1.000 USD to spare, now is your chance, as of January 22nd, 23andme.com is available through Europe & Canada. it works pretty simple: order the spit-kit, send in a good portion of your slobber, and few weeks later you can start exploring your genome online.
but don’t forget that 23andme-director Anne Wojcicki is married to Google’s Sergey Brin (Google btw. investing in 23andme), so your genetics might someday be used to target your Google Ads… you’ve been warned! 
start worrying when you spot the first “cancer medication” ad in an adsense block…
no _that_ would scare me, indeed…
but still… my 30th birthday is only weeks away, and I wonder if 23andme wasn’t the ideal present for myself…
I develop software for a point of sale company, just “simple” cash registers and scan guns. I think the average person would be shocked to learn what kind of data we are now caputuring, and considering teh cost of storage.. it’s only going to get worse.
Yes it is scary to think how many people will fall for this, and get tagged. I remember the day I had to give up my finger prints just to join the Navy.
Oh well, I guess the only real advise is never do anything you’d be ashamed of.