DNA Testing and Privacy Rights-Publically Available DNA Testing

Erin E. Murphy, expert on DNA and forensic evidence, and Professor of Law at New York University discussed the privacy and legal concerns raised by the Golden State Killer case, in which a notorious serial killer was captured via DNA submitted to a publically available genealogy website. She noted that that the type of DNA testing used by genealogy sites is a much broader and more powerful tool than the version permitted in criminal justice databases. She also discussed recent advances that will make DNA testing much faster and even more useful to law enforcement.