Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
Blackstone Group agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big […]
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Canada’s Supreme Court upholds Genetic Non-Discrimination Act
On July 10, Canada’s Supreme Court issued its Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act decision, surprising many by upholding the Genetic […]
Police keeping drink-driver’s DNA breached his rights, Human Rights Court rules
UK police who indefinitely retained in their records the DNA profile of a man convicted of drink-driving breached his human […]
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West
Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent. The […]
DNA test kits threaten kids’ privacy in ways we can’t understand yet
You don’t have to be Orwell to understand that allowing a profit-driven company to analyze your genetic data comes with […]
Inherently identifiable: Is it possible to anonymize health and genetic data?
Nearly 25 million people have taken an at-home DNA testing kit and shared that data with one of four ancestry […]
The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen
A private DNA ancestry database that’s been used by police to catch criminals is a security risk from which a […]
New Privacy Fears About DNA Sleuthing
For the first time on record, the new forensic science of genetic genealogy has been used to identify a suspect […]
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With FBI
The direct-to-consumer testing site quietly agreed last year to help federal investigators solve rapes and murders. The arrangement was not […]
Spotify Is Using DNA Tests to Curate Playlists
In a new collaboration with Ancestry, Spotify is giving its users the option to input their DNA results to their […]
Genetics testing companies agree on rules to share data
Ancestry, 23andMe and other popular companies that offer genetic testing pledged on Tuesday to be upfront when they share users’ […]
DNA Tests on Separated Migrant Children Raise Privacy Issues
The Trump administration’s decision to use DNA testing to help reunite children separated from their parents at the Mexican border […]