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Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police

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 July 20, 2020  Posted by Dissent Breaches, Business, Surveillance, U.S.

Zack Whittaker reports:

Gedmatch, the DNA analysis site that police used to catch the so-called Golden State Killer, was pulled briefly offline on Sunday while its parent company investigated how its users’ DNA profile data apparently became available to law enforcement searches.

Read more on TechCrunch.

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