You've probably heard of them by now - Commercial / Consumer DNA testing kits to trace your genealogy.
I'm not referring to a medical procedure for medical reasons/information.
Would you do it?
I wouldn't.
1) I don't trust the accuracy
a mix up, or bad sample could cause undue strife in a family
2) It's just more of *my* information in somebody else's hands to exploit
Cold cases have been solved by matching genes to an unwitting relative
And if some unknown truth comes out, all the resulting grief and stress:
DNA
(note: long read, I didn't finish it yet)
(spoiler alert)
The "father" died (presumably) a happy man, none the wiser.
If a family member handed out kits, I would kindly decline.