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Identity inference of genomic data using long-range familial searches
- sampo 8y ago> Consumer genomics databases have reached the scale of millions of individuals. [...] We project that about 60% of the searches for individuals of European-descent will result in a third cousin or closer match, which can allow their identification using demographic identifiers. Moreover, the technique could implicate nearly any US-individual of European-descent in the near future.