Comment by phyzome Comment by phyzome 2 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News And what would that gain them? "X and Y had a son"?
Copy Link ImPostingOnHN 20 hours ago Collapse Comment - They know who X and Y are, and also know the identity of their son (you), so that gains them your unique DNA sequence, identified as yours specifically. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link phyzome 16 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Yeah, I think you're missing the whole point of the "anonymously" part. :-) Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link phyzome 16 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Yeah, I think you're missing the whole point of the "anonymously" part. :-) Reply View | 0 replies
They know who X and Y are, and also know the identity of their son (you), so that gains them your unique DNA sequence, identified as yours specifically.