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FBI, US g-men tried to snatch DNA results from a blood-testing biz. What a time to be alive

Posted on October 21, 2015June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Kieren McCarthy reports:

DNA testing company 23andMe says it has received four requests from law enforcement agencies for “user data” in the past quarter, all of them from the United States.

Those stats came in the first “transparency report” from the company on Wednesday.

Read more on The Register.

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