Is your identity really safe?
Most of us are pretty hesitant to give out our social security numbers. While we have a vague idea what somebody might do with it, it's something deeply personal, connected to our financial wellbeing. We are worried about our credit and credit history and are even willing to pay companies to monitor our credit histories for anything questionable to deviating from the norm. When it comes to something far more personal, we don't seem to be as worried. Our DNA might contain the most personal information about ourselves that could exist and yet, we seem a lot less hesitant to hand over this information to people and companies we don't even know that well. The recent proliferation of genetic ancestry services is a case in point. Many of us are…