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The Common Room / Re: GRO digital images
« on: Thursday 04 January 24 13:47 GMT (UK) »
So far I've found at least half of the records I'd like are "not available as digital images". Bit annoying.
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 23AndMe Data Breach Spirals - Millions Affected
« on: Friday 08 December 23 00:00 GMT (UK) »3
Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 23andme
« on: Thursday 26 October 23 00:18 BST (UK) »What would they do with such information?
Add - a Google search throws up lots of info:
https://tinyurl.com/mush7d6x
When it comes to the raw genetic data that's breached we're entering uncharted territory. It's disconcerting to say the least though. The initial breach was specifically marketed on hacker forums as being the genetic info of Jewish people so there's an implied threat there already. The most recent one involving British users promises that it features identifying information on celebrities and European royalty. The rise of sophisticated AI models that can process this vast amount of data is also quite scary.
The secondary kind of data breach involving just information on the relatives profile page is not quite as bad, although it could still potentially be used to identify people who otherwise wish not to be identified.
I'm not happy with 23andme's communication on this. In my case I had no issues with my account security and was affected purely because someone else was - this is a really bad design for a website that handles personal genetic data and should never have been allowed to happen.
I'm also not totally convinced that 23andme have a handle on the scale of this and how much DNA has actually been breached. It wouldn't surprise me if it turns out that hackers found an exploit to also access the genetic data of relatives connected to password compromised accounts.
This is a screenshot of a post by the hacker explaining his motives - it's a bit techy but worth reading: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fphscpvhgbevb1.png
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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 23andme
« on: Tuesday 24 October 23 12:57 BST (UK) »
Unfortunately I received a follow up email from 23andme this morning saying I have been impacted by the data breach. Just the DNA Relatives side of things as far as I can tell (the information you make public there such as name, age, ancestral surnames), not my actual DNA information.
Some of you may find yourself affected by this because the latest breach was specifically users with British ancestry.
Some of you may find yourself affected by this because the latest breach was specifically users with British ancestry.
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Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials / Re: MyHeritage PhotoDater
« on: Monday 14 August 23 16:19 BST (UK) »
Interesting stuff with a lot of potential.
It's absolutely way off on some of mine though. Dating photos from the 50s at 1915!
It's absolutely way off on some of mine though. Dating photos from the 50s at 1915!
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Postcard dating
« on: Saturday 05 August 23 19:38 BST (UK) »
Thanks Carol. Nicely done.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Postcard dating
« on: Monday 31 July 23 21:42 BST (UK) »
Thanks to everyone who's given this some thought. Shame the photo isn't a bit more sharp!
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Postcard dating
« on: Sunday 30 July 23 13:35 BST (UK) »Bringing this up the board a bit to see if someone can help.
They look to be on board a ship, somewhere cold. Are you able to make out to words across the top of the cap?
I thought it might say Venus?
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Postcard dating
« on: Saturday 29 July 23 17:56 BST (UK) »
The song referenced on the back is from 1927 but I'm not sure if it was written on at a later date?