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Florida authorizes police access to genetic data in multiple ancestry sites.

2020

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Prior to this, genetic material donated through sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe were protected as private. However, a Florida court overrides these companies' privacy policies, and declares that the genetic profiles are available to law enforcement.