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  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 29-Apr-2018 12:25:57 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    In Hunt For Golden State Killer, Investigators Uploaded His DNA To Genealogy Site : The Two-Way : NPR https://nu.federati.net/url/131156

    #dna #privacy

    “People who submit DNA for ancestors testing are unwittingly becoming genetic informants on their innocent family,” Steve Mercer, the chief attorney for the forensic division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, told the AP. He added that they “have fewer privacy protections than convicted offenders whose DNA is contained in regulated databanks.”

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    1. In Hunt For Golden State Killer, Investigators Uploaded His DNA To Genealogy Site
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      After failing to find a match within criminal databases, law enforcement uploaded the killer's DNA profile to a no-frills website used to trace ancestry. The tactic has spurred privacy concerns.
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      In Hunt For Golden State Killer, Investigators Uploaded His DNA To Genealogy Site : The Two-Way : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/27/606624218/in-hunt-for-golden-state-killer-investigators-uploaded-his-dna-to-genealogy-site #dna #privacy "People who submit DNA for ancestors testing are unwittingly becoming genetic informants on their innocent family," Steve Mercer, the chief attorney for the forensic division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, told the AP. He added that they "have fewer privacy protections than convicted offenders whose DNA is contained in regulated databanks." Tags: #dandelíon via dandelion* (/people?q=dandelion00@diasp.org) client (Source) (https://github.com/Diaspora-for-Android/dandelion)
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