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  1. Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 @[email protected] ·

    #Police Are Getting #DNA Data From People Who Think They Opted Out
    #Forensic #genetic #genealogists like Cece Moore skirt #GEDmatch #privacy rules by hunting for relatives just as traditional genealogists do but with a twist: They work with #lawenforcement agencies and use commercial databases to search for people who can help identify remains or perpetrators who left DNA at #crimescene. Moore among fields biggest evangelists, boasts of having helped close over 200 cases.
    theintercept.com/2023/08/18/ge

    #police #dna #forensic #genetic #genealogists #gedmatch
  2. PrivacyDigest @[email protected] ·

    #GEDMATCH LOOPHOLE GAVE #POLICE ACCESS TO PRIVATE #DNA DATA

    POLICE ARE GETTING DNA DATA FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY OPTED OUT

    #Forensic #genetic #genealogists skirted GEDmatch #privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement.

    theintercept.com/2023/08/18/ge

    #privacy #genealogists #genetic #forensic #dna #police