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Episode Synopsis
You can make a career out of anything these days--just watch one "House Hunter Internationals" episode and be shocked by the ridiculous careers some of those clowns have. But, anyway, speaking of weird careers, some folks got the bright idea to make a business out of commercial DNA testing and, boom, here we are. We're so deep in it, in fact, that decades-old cold cases are being solved, and they don't even need the actual perp to submit their DNA to identify them. So, yeah, while it's great that this new horizon of DNA testing potentially helps early diagnostics of diseases and can help lock up murderers... is there something more, shall we say, nefarious going on? Come down the rabbit hole in the Wonderland of DNA testing with us...Articles Referenced:Statista - “Consumer Genetic Testing is Gaining Momentum”PewResearch.org - "About half of Americans are OK with DNA testing companies sharing user data with law enforcement"PewResearch.org - "Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information"Popular Science - "DNA Evidence Is Not Foolproof"Vox.com - "How your third cousin’s ancestry DNA test could jeopardize your privacy"OneZero.Medium.com - "The Era of DNA Database Hacks Is Here"GEDMatch.com Privacy PolicyDNADoeProject.orgNamUs.govInnocenceProject.orgThe-Scientist.com - "Opinion: Consumer DNA Testing Is Crossing into Unethical Territories"
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