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> At one point, the site secretly allowed police to upload DNA from the scene of a violent assault—following a personal appeal from the detective to one of GED
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
> At one point, the site secretly allowed police to upload DNA from the scene of a violent assault—following a personal appeal from the detective to one of GEDmatch’s co-founders.
One thing with these DOJ guidelines is that they will create a 2 tier system of justice. Ordinary victims won't be able to use these genetic databases to try to obtain justice. However, family members and close friends of the executives of these companies will have access to these (If the founder of the company comes to law enforcement and says, "Here are the closest DNA matches for the assailant of my niece." do you think law enforcement will refuse that information?)
- jlarocco 7y agoI don't think that's a big concern because law enforcement will have to refuse the information or the case will be thrown out. They can't just go up and present illegally obtained evidence. Even the crappiest public defenders should catch something like that. Parallel construction might be a possibility (though still illegal), but it would be difficult in this situation when the criminal isn't a suspect already.
- brohee 7y agoParallel reconstruction. Happened before, will happen again. Confidential informant will suddenly tie the genetic match to the crime scene.
- bonestamp2 7y agoIt sounds like they just apply to federal law enforcement. So they could get around it by going to local law enforcement instead.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y agoI think law enforcement can use information provided by third parties, that they could not themselves obtain, if they had no part in obtaining that information.