A group of students at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík have created an Android app that prevents Icelanders from accidentally dating their cousins. The app has been downloaded 3,651 times at their last check, the team told NBC News.

How does Iceland avoid incest?

In Iceland, a country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, inadvertently kissing cousins is a real risk. A new smartphone app is on hand to help Icelanders avoid accidental incest. The app lets users bump phones, and emits a warning alarm if they are closely related.

Are Icelandic people interbred?

Icelanders DNA shows their roots to be a healthy mix between Nordic Y chromosomes and X chromosomes from the British Isles. Actually there is some evidence that Icelanders are a touch inbred, though that just means that they have a low longer term effective population and little gene flow with other groups.

Is tinder used in Iceland?

Tinder is a fantastic app and works well in Iceland.