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[ MUSIC ] Welcome to the Break Down, thank you so much for joining us. I'm your host Neha Joy and we're here with the top stories of the week from time, money, fortune and sports illustrated. Now this week we are talking DNA privacy, everything you need to know about BitCoins, why you should be paying attention to the latest string of ground- breaking salaries in the NFL, and Disney's winning streak at the box- office. Now, the arrest of the Golden State Killer put DNA sites in the spotlight So how just accessible is your DNA? Well time breaks it down. [ MUSIC ] When it comes to keeping tabs on your Personal info in this digital era, your DNA could be more public than you'd realize.

The April 25th arrest of the Golden State killer, the predator responsible for a string of rapes and homicide in the 70s and 80s has DNA sights in the spotlight. Now before finding the alleged Golden State killer, investigators first found his great, great, great, grandparents Thanks to DNA evidence preserved from the scene of the crime and a small independent geology site called Gedmatch. Law enforcement didn't directly approach the geneology site about the case. In fact they were able to use a fake profile posing as a user researching their family history to uploads the killers DNA information.

Where a match was made to the predator's distant relatives from the 1800s and while the sides privacy policy says users should provide their real names for registration, [ UNKNOWN ] policy informs users that their data could be mined other purposes. Clearly [ UNKNOWN ] sides aren't just for personal family trade pursuits. So how can you keep track of who has access to your genetic info? And what exactly is at stake? Just like your social security number, your genetic information could be easily abused. Not only that, your genes reveal sensitive information about people you're related to too. GED match has almost one million users, who voluntarily share their genetic info, making it accessible to anyone uploading their own data, including law enforcement.

More than a dozen similar platforms exist. While other sites may have more stringent policies, like ancentry. com or 23andme, you're still giving companies access to revealing information about your health. Family history and relatives. Even if you haven't participated, if relatives have shared their saliva and you're part of the online family tree, you can be tracked down through their DNA and family history records. The consumer DNA testing trying doesn't look like it's slowing down. The market is valued at $ 70 million in 2015. Estimates expect it to be worth $ 340 million by 2022. In fact ancestry.

com sold 1. 5 million DNA test kits on Black Friday 2017 alone. But while these sites have led to the arrest of the alleged Golden State killer, innocent people have also been wrongly accused based on information pieced together from DNA databases. And, access posses series questions around user privacy and rights. While the 2008 genetic information non discrimination act protects consumers from an appointment, and insurance discrimination related to genetics the law offers no protection for life insurance, disability insurance, long term care insurance or even military service. You wouldn't hand out your social security number without having a good idea with how it was being used, right?

So treat your DNA with the same level of sensitivity and read the fine print to understand how your genetic material can be used or misused on these sites. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Still trying to figure out what you think about cryptocurrency Bitcoin? Well don't worry it sounds like experts are split too. The virtual money which launched in 2009 has just under 19 million Bitcoins in circulation. Early 2018 was brutal for Bitcoin investors, with it's value down over 30 % in both January and March. But prices have started to take up for cryptocurrency investors, this upward trend continued when the financial institution Goldman Sachs Decided to set up what appears to be the first Bitcoin trading operation at a Wall Street bank, despite the cryptocurrency's volatility.

And while Goldman Sachs won't initially be buying and selling actual Bitcoins, they are heading in that direction. Will this lend a legitimacy to the virtual currency? The trading operation is in particular contrast to the views of investment guru Warren Buffet who called the cryptocurrency probably rat poison squared. And JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he'd fire any employee trading Bitcoin for being stupid. But with such highs and lows for cryptocurrency and conflicting views from experts, what's the right move. Well, earlier we sat with Money editor, Ian Salisbury, to discuss what we should know about Bitcoins and what we can expect for the cryptocurrency's future.

Now everyone's been talking about Bitcoin in the last couple of months. Should you invest, shouldn't you invest? So let me ask you this, who is the ideal Bitcoin investor And, is there an ideal time to invest in a cryptocurrency. I think, at Money, we have a pretty firm line you should not invest in Bitcoin. If you're just looking at Bitcoin now and wondering if it's a good investment, I'd remind you that in December Bitcoin was worth $ 20, 000 and today it's worth $ 10, 000 so. That's probably all the answer you need. Okay, so we have big names like Ashton Kutcher, Childish Gambino, they're all investing in Bitcoin, so should these investors be worried here?

I mean, look, Ashton Kutcher is a movie star, and he can invest in Bitcoin if he wants. He can also buy a Ferrari and crush it if he wants, he's got plenty of money to play with. And if you have 50 or $ 100, $ 1000 and you're willing to loss it all, you might consider investing in BitCoin. But I would listen to say Warren Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger who has talked about BitCoin the other day and You know, there are people who are actually famous for their investing prowess. And they told you to stay away from it. So. So, essentially what's next for Bitcoin and if we can get your thoughts a little bit on Goldman Sach's trading desk Right, so, you know, I mean Bitcoin has some underlying technology that people think might be useful, if always adapted into other products.

I definitely wouldn't look at Goldman Sachs setting up a trading desk and think that that is an endorsement of Bitcoin. In fact, there are investment bankers that are gonna cater to people's interest, but though a lot of people maybe wanna trade with Goldman Sachs to bet against it, not because they're interested in buying it. So I wouldn't I wouldn't look at that as an endorsement. Well, the more you know. All right, Ian, thanks so much for joining us. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Let's talk about these QB's that are changing the game off the field with their record breaking salaries. Matt Ryan is the NFL's first $ 100 million man guaranteed.

The Atlanta Falcons quarterback became the league's highest paid player with a five year $ 150 million deal. Earning an average annual salary of $ 30 million. Now professional football deals are unique amongst sports and that there Mostly non guaranteed but Ryan guarantee payout is following a recent ground breaking deal set by her cousins, the mini sort of biking signed at the three year fully guaranteed contact on for $ 84 million. Briefly holding the title of highest paid quarterback in NFL history just this past march. This guarantees surpass the previous record inked by Lions QB, Matthew Stafford, for 60.

5 million dollars last year. And, unlike the NBA and the MLB, fully guaranteed contracts in the NFL are practically unheard of. Many player aren't thrilled about it, since the NFL is the most profitable sports league in the world. However, while NFL contracts are fully guaranteed by nature, most quarterback contracts do wind up being guaranteed, given the importance of the position and team loyalty to the athletes. Regardless, Cousins deal made waves with other players, hopeful fault that he started a trend with Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin calling Cousins a hero, tweeting Kirk Cousins is a hero for all the young players that will follow after him.

Now we need more players to bet on themselves until fully guaranteed contracts are the norm and not the exception. It's NFL free agency status that lends itself to open market bidding wars for players And it's a reason for Matt Ryan's mega- million dollar deal. The pay scale for quarterbacks is only such a rise as a salary cap for each NFL team expense. This year's cap comes in $ 177. 2 million, about a $ 10 million increase over last year. Considering QB players are largely underpaid compared to their NBA and MLB counterparts, this isn't surprising. Whether the move to fully guarantee contracts for NFL All Stars is to be determined.

But Matt Ryan's latest deal will only strengthen Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers upcoming negotiation. [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Can Disney do no wrong? The company's bulletproof acquisition streak continues with recent box office shattering hits like Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War. And Black Panther. The first of a two part installment from Marvel Entertainment, Infinity War broke records, positioning itself as the first film to cross the one billion dollar mark in ticket sales in 11 days. The fastest in film history. This is only two months after the blockbuster release of Black Panther, which grossed 1.

3 billion dollars and is still in theaters. Not bad bad considering Disney acquired the Marvel Universe for $ 4 billion in 2009, and it's growth to over $ 15 billion in worldwide [ UNKNOWN ] sales alone for the company so far, that's more than three times what Disney paid But Marvel isn't Disney's only recent buy. The company also acquired Lucas Film for another $ 4 billion in 2012. Lucas Film is best known for producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. Two of the biggest grossing films franchise in history. And Star Wars is paid off for the mouse house. After five years and just three films, the Star Wars epics has earned more at the box office than what Disney paid for all of Lucas' films.

And there's another Star Wars flick set to hit theaters at the end of this month Disney's film account for more than one- third of all domestic movie sales released in 2018. Which means it's on track to continue it's title as a top grossing studio in the world. Disney is the only studio to earn that title two years in a row, earning more than $ 600 million in returns in 2016 and 2017. and if all goes to plan the Mickey Mouse Club is attempting to further cement it's status as the master of aquisitions. After reaching an agreement late last year Disney is positioned to buy rival media conglomerate 21st Century Fox which will include many of it's movie and television assets And that is all for the breakdown for this week.

You are all officially caught up on the biggest stories you need to know right now. Untill next week, I am Nia Joy, and thanks for joining us. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ]

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