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Month: November 2019

The Glass Is More Than Half Full—2019 Version

November 22, 2019 thednageek 15d Comments

Genealogists often complain about how many of our DNA matches don’t have trees, but is it true?  Sure, some people…

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The GEDmatch Warrant

November 18, 2019 thednageek 23d Comments

This summer, GEDmatch was served with a warrant from an Orlando, Florida, court pertaining to a violent serial rapist.  The…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Department of Justice, Florida, GEDmatch, genetic privacy, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, opt-out, warrant

Timeline of Investigative Genetic Genealogy

November 16, 2019 thednageek 9d Comments

This post is updated as events transpire. This post lists key events in the evolution of “investigative genetic genealogy”, the…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Bode Technology, DNA Doe Project, Family Tree DNA, GEDmatch, genetic privacy, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, Parabon NanoLabs, Terms of Service

There Is No Opt-Out

November 5, 2019 thednageek 38d Comments

This post has been updated. Today, The New York Times published a shocking article.  Some time this summer, GEDmatch granted…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: GEDmatch, genetic privacy, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, Terms of Service, trust

The Baskin Robbins Problem

November 2, 2019 thednageek 8d Comments

Note that the sale prices are no longer in effect. The genetic genealogy market has been spreading its wings lately,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, health, holiday sales, Living DNA, MyHeritage, traits

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