From the Archives: DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

07/06/2024 8 min
From the Archives: DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

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Episode Synopsis


Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes.

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