DNA-Matching Company Decides To Open Its Doors To The FBI Without Bothering To Inform Its Users February 5, 2019 https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...o-fbi-without-bothering-to-inform-users.shtml
Well, they do argue that the FBI really has no more access than regular customers do. And that FBI agents could always pose as regular customers. And submit victims' and suspects' DNA as their own. I mean, I could easily do that. With a new persona and connection path for each sample. Anyone could, after learning some skills. So the freaky thing is how much regular customers can do to each other, and not so much about the FBI specifically.
Ancestry firms share your DNA test data more than you think February 25, 2019 https://www.axios.com/dna-test-resu...ing-4687b1a0-f527-425c-ac51-b5288b0c0293.html
Family Tree DNA will let customers opt-out of the FBI's genetic data access The decision follows major privacy backlash March 14, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/14/family-tree-dna-opt-out-fbi-genetic-data/
A DNA Ancestry Website Is Asking People to Join to Help Hunt Criminals March 27, 2019 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/...-asking-people-to-join-to-help-hunt-criminals
The Meteoric Rise of Family Tree Forensics to Fight Crimes April 24, 2019 https://www.wired.com/story/the-meteoric-rise-of-family-tree-forensics-to-fight-crimes/
Court convicts murder suspect found through a DNA database It's believed to be the first case solved through the method that went to trial June 29, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/29/dna-database-trial-found-guilty/
Police and pharma companies want to get in your genes https://blog.avira.com/police-and-pharma-companies-want-to-get-in-your-genes/
Ancestry says police requested access to its DNA database The genetic analysis company says it didn't provide any customer information in response to the warrant February 4, 2020 https://www.cnet.com/news/ancestry-says-police-requested-access-to-its-dna-database/
Genetic testing hampered by data privacy concerns, experts say https://www.cnet.com/news/genetic-testing-hampered-by-data-privacy-concerns-experts-say/