San Diego's Verogen is buying GEDmatch, a site that has been at the center of a controversy over police access to genetic information.
The first step in finding Golden State Killer suspect: Finding his great-great-great-grandparents on genealogy siteThe deal underlines how a still-developing field has drawn interest from players looking to profit. FamilyTreeDNA and Parabon NanoLabs, which uses GEDmatch’s database to find matches, also offer forensic-genealogy services to law enforcement.
GEDmatch, which was founded in 2010, initially allowed police to use its data only to investigate rapes and homicides. After it let Utah police use the database while investigating an assault, it received so much criticism that in June it changed its policy, making users’ data inaccessible to police unless those users opt in.
However, concerns about GEDmatch users’ privacy have deepened. The New York Times reported last month that a Florida judge had granted a warrant to search GEDmatch’s full database. And a team of researchers demonstrated how security flaws might allow a hacker to access highly personal genetic information.
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