Comment by danarexasaurus on 07/12/2024 at 02:31 UTC

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View submission: The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

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Not necessarily. If a close relative has had a DNA test and they can gain access to their database, they could probably use that.

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Comment by [deleted] at 07/12/2024 at 03:05 UTC

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Oh shit, that's right I forgot about 23 and me and the Golden State killer, good point

Comment by Arrow156 at 07/12/2024 at 05:08 UTC

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Anybody else remember when all those companies were doing ancestor/family research a decade or so ago? Yeah, the government has all that data, in addition to anyone else who knows where all those corporate hackers sell and leak the data.

Comment by phaskellhall at 07/12/2024 at 03:57 UTC

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Doesn’t NYC have some law that prevents this from being shared? I know there is something with the Long Island Serial Killer where even though they have Rex’s dna, it’s against the law to share it with other states like South Carolina and Nevada where he also might have killed.