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Daily Archives: August 21, 2025

When the Law Falls Short: How a Legal Act Can Still Be Unethical.

     Just because something is legal does not mean it is right. In the world of forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) this truth is playing out in ways that should alarm anyone who values privacy and trust. Picture this: a law-enforcement agency, determined to crack a case, quietly searches a genetic genealogy database. The database’s terms and conditions could not be clearer—law-enforcement use…