I posted a query in the I Y DNA haplogroup mailing list regarding how FTDNA might handle the new SNP info that they will be receiving from those of us who tested with 23andMe. My query related to the Walk Thru the Y projects at FTDNA where new snps associated with different haplogroups and their subclades are trying to be determined/discovered. I received this info from Bernie Cullen regarding how FTDNA handles their SNP info. I think this is very telling about FTDNA.

My question was:
"Now that FTDNA is receiving SNP raw data from 23andMe, will or how will this information effect the need to do additional testing such as the WTY project?:

Bernie said:
"FTDNA allowing the upload of 23andMe SNPs won't be helpful, mainly
because FTDNA will not make these SNPs publicly available for good
reasons, and is unlikely to do special examination of these SNPs on
its own.

But the 23andMe Y chromosome SNPs are useful, and I recommend that
every man who tested at 23andMe send in his Y SNPs to Adriano
Squecco's project, instructions are here:
http://daver.info/ysub/

Many big discoveries have already been made by the project (such as
the importance of L460 which caused the rearrangement of all groups in
I2), so it less likely that we will find a new discovery that will
affect a lot of people in haplogroup I, but anyone could find a new
result that defines a new subclade. And there are some major groups
separated by thousands of years from the rest of haplogroup I that
don't have any results in the project, for example the
I2a*/I2a1*-France group as far as I can tell.

I should have said "publicly viewable" not publicly available in my
first sentence. FTDNA has made some of the 23andMe Y chromosome SNPs
available for purchase. But when people transfer their 23andMe SNPs to
FTDNA's Family Finder, the exact SNP results won't be visible by
anyone except the person tested, not viewable by their matches, by
their group administrators or by the public. And this is a good thing,
for privacy at least.

Bernie

My question is this a way for FTDNA to continue to charge per SNP tested at a rate of $29.00 per. Something to think about, y'all.

Linda