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Electronic Frontier Foundation Attorney On Protecting Privacy And Genetic Information

  •  Bert Johnson 
Monday, October 29, 2018 | Sacramento, CA
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Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, left, talks to reporters about the arrest Joesph James DeAngelo, seen in photo, on suspicion of committing a string of violent crimes in the 1970's and 1980's after a news conference.

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Investigators in the Golden State Killer case identified suspect Joseph James DeAngelo by tracing genetic information one of his relatives submitted to a genealogical website.

Jennifer Lynch of the Electronic Frontier Foundation will discuss the implications of making this material available to investigators for privacy and civil liberties.

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