DNA Database

[indago]

Journalist Paul Elias wrote for The Associated Press 26 March 2016:
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Investigators are broadening their DNA searches beyond government databases and demanding genetic information from companies that do ancestry research for their customers.

Two major companies that research family lineage for fees around $200 say that over the last two years, they have received law enforcement demands for individual's genetic information stored in their DNA databases.

Ancestry.com and competitor 23andme report a total of five requests from law agencies for the genetic material of six individuals in their growing databases of hundreds of thousands. Ancestry.com turned over one person's data for an investigation into the murder and rape of an 18-year-old woman in Idaho Falls, Idaho. 23andme has received four other court orders but persuaded investigators to withdraw the requests.
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Probably add it to the FBI National DNA Database: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_DNA_Index_System))

[Gunny]

Journalist Paul Elias wrote for The Associated Press 26 March 2016:
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Investigators are broadening their DNA searches beyond government databases and demanding genetic information from companies that do ancestry research for their customers.

Two major companies that research family lineage for fees around $200 say that over the last two years, they have received law enforcement demands for individual's genetic information stored in their DNA databases.

Ancestry.com and competitor 23andme report a total of five requests from law agencies for the genetic material of six individuals in their growing databases of hundreds of thousands. Ancestry.com turned over one person's data for an investigation into the murder and rape of an 18-year-old woman in Idaho Falls, Idaho. 23andme has received four other court orders but persuaded investigators to withdraw the requests.
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article (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ANCESTRY_COMPANIES_PRIVACY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-26-11-42-30)

Probably add it to the FBI National DNA Database: Combined DNA Index System (CODIS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_DNA_Index_System))

SO why is this an issue? Don't put your DNA out there on the block. I personally consider any coerced DNA samples as a violation of the 4th Amendment, but the facts are, our legal system does what it wants based on public opinion.

And not that I agree with them because I think most are scum, but look how we treat so-called "sex offenders". Surprised we don't still use the scarlet letter. But if you're just Joe Blow the axe murderer once your time is up you've paid your debt to society. :rolleyes: There's nothing fair about our laws. You have all the rights your money can buy.

But when you throw yourself out there? And don't see it coming? Guess you don't watch much TV.