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Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2024 01:39:18 JST Electronic Frontier Foundation
- The Boston Globe :press:
Forensic genetic genealogy is often used in “very splashy serial crime cases,” EFF’s Jennifer Lynch told @BostonGlobe. “That makes people think the ends justify the means, and that’s not how our criminal justice system should work.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/10/metro/matthew-nilo-rape-dna-geneaology/
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  Defense looks to challenge genealogy approach in case of Matthew Nilo, accused of sexually assaulting eight women in Boston - The Boston Globe
  
  Whether courts agree or disagree, the case could create precedent around the use of forensic genetic genealogy in Massachusetts.
- MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2024 02:24:28 JST MaybeMyMonkeys
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  @eff @BostonGlobe Once they have the power and data they never give it up. This is thin edge of the wedge / death by a thousand cuts.
  
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