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by version_five 1834 days ago
Yeah, what caught my attention was the casual

> although new state legislation restricting forensic genealogy could complicate matters

as if affording important privacy protections is a "complication" that interferes with their goal of a safer world. Much of the article reads like a thinly veiled lobbying piece for why police should be less restricted in how they use this technique.