by Matt Clarke with research assistance by Ann Foster
Millions of people have submitted oral cheek (buccal) swab samples to companies like 23andMe and Ancestry hoping to use their DNA to trace their ancestors and locate relatives in a process known as genetic genealogy. By comparing their DNA to that ...
While at times an effective tool, deception is ethically dubious and can result in severe negative consequences for suspects.
September 12, 2024 • Policy Analysis No. 979
by Andrew Eichen
This article was originally published by the CATO Institute on its website at cato.org on September, 12, 2024. It has ...
by Casey J. Bastian
Nationwide, on any given day, more people are on probation than in prisons and jails and on parole combined. —The Pew Institute
The concept of probation began with one Massachusetts man circa 1841. Motivated to assist the less fortunate, he’d post bail and find them employment. ...
by Michael Dean Thompson
Networked Privacy and DNA
Dana Boyd who was one of the first to describe the idea of Networked Privacy has pointed out that choice is not really individual in the network. That is, the choices we make affect our entire network. That likewise means that harm ...
