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It makes it simpler for police and three letter agencies to gain access to your dna without needing to go through proper channels. It is how that famous serial

It makes it simpler for police and three letter agencies to gain access to your dna without needing to go through proper channels. It is how that famous serial killer/rapist got caught on a 30 year old cold case. I know the response is "Well I ani't killing/raping so it doesn't matter." A lot of people have been sent to jail on false positives on dna results. It takes to much time to actually compare a large chunk of dna so they select certain parts to compare it to and if you fall into the unlucky percentage then you are screwed.

oceanghost 8y ago
You're entirely correct about the three letter agencies. HOWEVER If any of your family members have done a test like this, the cat is already out of the bag. My parents have done genetic tests, as have several of my cousins. So in effect, my DNA is already on file.
- monocasa 8y ago
  And that's how the got the serial killer, from his family's genetics, not his direct samples.
- smilesnd 8y ago
  I feel like you are informing me I need to make all my family just disappear to safe guard myself >.>
waserwill 8y ago
Which is silly, since comparing two individuals is very quick; when you get a hit for a subset, you can just do a one-to-one comparison to check.
- smilesnd 8y ago
  True, but labs are backed up. There are thousands of rape kits sitting some where just waiting to be tested. Plus most people, police, lawyers, and etc don't understand how DNA comparison works. You will even hear in court that DNA match 96.8% instead of 100%, because that is what the lab said. People prefer ignorance so they look like they understand then to question what that percentage actually means.
hex1848 8y ago
At this point if anyone in your family (including cousins) submit dna to one of those sites, they can use it to track it back to you with basic sleuthing skills. They've solved a handful of cold cases this way.

oceanghost 8y ago

You're entirely correct about the three letter agencies. HOWEVER If any of your family members have done a test like this, the cat is already out of the bag. My parents have done genetic tests, as have several of my cousins. So in effect, my DNA is already on file.

monocasa 8y ago
And that's how the got the serial killer, from his family's genetics, not his direct samples.
smilesnd 8y ago
I feel like you are informing me I need to make all my family just disappear to safe guard myself >.>

waserwill 8y ago

Which is silly, since comparing two individuals is very quick; when you get a hit for a subset, you can just do a one-to-one comparison to check.

smilesnd 8y ago
True, but labs are backed up. There are thousands of rape kits sitting some where just waiting to be tested. Plus most people, police, lawyers, and etc don't understand how DNA comparison works. You will even hear in court that DNA match 96.8% instead of 100%, because that is what the lab said. People prefer ignorance so they look like they understand then to question what that percentage actually means.

hex1848 8y ago

At this point if anyone in your family (including cousins) submit dna to one of those sites, they can use it to track it back to you with basic sleuthing skills. They've solved a handful of cold cases this way.