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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 58 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

There are genealogy databases that are public and or cooperate with authorities. Perhaps I’m a privacy nihilist, but IMHO, the cat’s kind of out of the bag for a lot of this. If you didn’t submit your DNA to a genealogy DB, you probably have family members that did so could see if they were 30% Italian or something.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 33 points 4 months ago

That's how they caught the golden state killer. I think it was his niece submitted a DNA sample and it popped up as related to the unknown sample they had.

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I once read an expert on this and it seems they only need a very low amount of DNA samples (like 0.1% of the population) in the database to be able to narrow down any search to the sibling level.

And traditional detective work can then figure out which sibling, if there are multiple.

So yeah, the cat is out of the bag with this one.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, your DNA doesn’t need to be in the DB at all, you just your relatives DNA in the DB.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I saw that episode of Monk

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It was the only reliable way to find who the biological parents of my father were, so yeah.

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It was the only way I could find out if my biological father was 30% Italian so I’m with you

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes all these rocks and minerals need to be watched closely

Lol

I think you mean genealogy maybe?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I figured I was goofing on ya