Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases

Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-06-dna-database-goldmine-cases.html

The idea is to get people to transfer profiles compiled by commercial genealogy sites such as Ancestry.com and 23andMe onto the smaller, public open-source database created in 2010, called GEDmatch. The commercial sites require authorities to obtain search warrants for the information; the public site does not.

But the push is running up against privacy concerns.

Investigators say DNA database can be goldmine for old cases

Jun 16, 2018, 8:15pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-dna-database-goldmine-cases.html > The idea is to get people to transfer profiles compiled by commercial genealogy sites such as Ancestry.com and 23andMe onto the smaller, public open-source database created in 2010, called GEDmatch. The commercial sites require authorities to obtain search warrants for the information; the public site does not. > But the push is running up against privacy concerns.