> I'd love to have an at-home kit, so I could check the contents of my DNA against a database of known facts.
I think sequencing at home would be difficult. What we would need is for them to sequence your DNA, then send that data to you, then destroy their copy of the data. This would need to be enforced contractually. The problem is that if you lose your copy of the data, it is gone. This has issues with usability.
If if they offered to keep your named detached from the sequence it wouldn't do much. Your DNA probably has more bits of entropy than your first and last name together.
I think sequencing at home would be difficult. What we would need is for them to sequence your DNA, then send that data to you, then destroy their copy of the data. This would need to be enforced contractually. The problem is that if you lose your copy of the data, it is gone. This has issues with usability.
If if they offered to keep your named detached from the sequence it wouldn't do much. Your DNA probably has more bits of entropy than your first and last name together.