people move around a lot. plus, i heard a lot of french people have taken ancestry dna tests and have gotten most of it in england and northwestern europe. i’ve also heard that in france, most dna testing like this is illegal.
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It’s always a possibility. I’m not sure about privacy laws in France compared to other places but as their in the EU it’s likely more strict than compared to Britain, however this is the first I’ve heard of DNA testing of any type being illegal anywhere
I definitely have heard people say "dna testing is illegal in France" before and never questioned it. Probably the actual law is different? Maybe the dna testing companies are banned from the french market or something like that?