Sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe set their intentions for an innocent site to be that of assisting those looking to find more information on their own lineage or family origins using a genetic database.
Seems simple and nice, right? But as both sites have over a million users, the Activist Post reports that because of the mass amount of DNA these sites have acquired, privacy advocates have been reaching out to them warning that “the government would eventually seek access to citizens’ DNA in order to assist with law enforcement.“
“Eventually“ has already arrived, and according to an article by Wired, one police department found a suspect for a murder case after DNA taken from the crime scene was used on Ancestry.com to find a match, ultimately allowing the police to gain a DNA search warrant for the now, suspect based on his fathers DNA sample they found online — the man was found to have no involvement in the crime.
Read page two to see what Ancestry.com and 23andMe have to say about the law enforcement requests.
its the gov kid.
Just heard recently that the govt subpoenaed ancestry.coms DNA databank in an attempt to find matching DNA to cold case files, The people at ancestry complied, So anyone who freely provides their DNA is essentially handing it over to the govt an surely it’s being stored
The navy withheld my pay in the 80’s until I submitted a sample for the DNA database.
Government is way to big and it’s all bought and paid for not elected like we are taught to believe ..mabey at one point in the past we( the peons) had a choice or impact …we are far past that now it’s obvious every day and if you can’t see that …well you are a tool in their toolbox and i feel bad for you
Chris Nicassio.. you mean you as a liberal live in denial! Your choice!
They always go to far
Can’t link in must have been taken down!
And when the aliens land……..lol
Exactly, once you have it done your I their file, let them pay for it, not you
I’ve been asking myself that same question, everytime I see that DNA commercial !!! The results probably go directly to the government and then to you !!!