More on FamilyTreeDNA and privacy issues

Some more posts of interest on the recent development with FamilyTreeDNA is allowing law enforcement agencies access to its database (see https://britishgenes.blogspot.com/2019/02/familytreedna-is-now-working-with-fbi.html).

Philip Grass has written an interesting blog post about the situation at https://learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/opinion-familytreedna-must-decide-if-they-are-for-genealogists-or-law-enforcement-agencies/.

Elsewhere, the legal genealogist Judy G. Russell and DNA expert Debbie Kennett give their thoughts on the situation in a podcast at https://blog.insito.me/the-insight-show-notes-season-2-episode-13-is-the-fbi-watching-your-dna-571c92f9fc3.

And some reassurances form other DNA firms about privacy can be read at https://www.genomeweb.com/applied-markets/genetic-genealogy-firms-reassure-clients-about-data-privacy-after-ftdna-divulges-fbi?utm_source=addthis_shares#.XGACWrjgqUl.

Chris

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