Investigators this week used a free genealogy website to help find the suspected Golden State Killer -- a celebrated development that nevertheless sparked questions about privacy concerns for those who use popular DNA-testing websites. “GEDmatch exists to provide DNA and genealogy tools for comparison and research purposes,” the company says on its policy page. But while investigators using DNA testing sites to blow open the Golden State Killer case may have brought a murderer to justice, it's also raising privacy concerns for the millions who submit their DNA to such sites to discover their heritage. California legalized familial DNA testing in 2008, but it comes with restrictions. Authorities in California have run 192 familial searches since 2007 in 108 cases, the California Attorney General’s Office told the Bee.

Source: Fox News April 27, 2018 16:14 UTC