(Cross posted to Azores, Maderia, and IslandRoutes) GedMatch, a third party tool site for DNA, has been bought out by Verogen, forensic genomics company that serves the law enforcement community. So far, nothing has changed in their Terms of Service. One just needs to log into GedMatch and agree to the Terms (the only new term at this time is the buy out by Verogen).
Read Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist's, article. She does mention that European users who don't log in and agree to the new terms (the buyout) will have their profiles deleted a year from now. For those who feel the use by law enforcement is an invasion of privacy, or unreasonable, or whatever your beliefs may be, you can opt out, or delete your profile(s). For those who feel that they are helping catch violent criminals by allowing law enforcement to search the database, you log into GedMatch, agree to their terms, then opt in. Judy's article is here: https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/10/gedmatch-acquired-by-forensic-firm/ NOTE: GedMatch is NOT a DNA testing company. They are a third party tool, not owned by any DNA testing company. They have some fancy chromosome browsers, other ethnicity estimates, the Evil Twin tool, the Lazarus tool, and other advanced tools (some tools are $10 USD a month to access. Pay for one month at a time). GedMatch as tools to play with, in addition to what the DNA vendors offer you at their own companies. Cheri Mello -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_G38Te79LPXUBavX8wjuV8uKmZkGHqdeQ1zoBz-X5puTA%40mail.gmail.com.
