Law enforcement investigators seek out private DNA databases
http://wtop.com/science/2016/03/law-enforcement-investigators-seek-out-private-dna-databases/
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.
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Also see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5VZjT0JE70 (3 seconds).
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