In August 2020, Blackstone Group, the largest private equity firm in the world, announced a deal to acquire a roughly 75% ownership stake in AncestryDNA from a trio of other private equity firms.GEDmatch said that “DNA information was not compromised, as GEDmatch does not store raw DNA files on the site,” but the incident is yet another reminder that once your genetic information is on the internet, there’s no guarantee it will remain private. In July 2020, the GEDmatch website was hacked, resulting in users who had opted out of law enforcement matching being opted in, and private profiles being made public.DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on August 21, 2020. California law enforcement officials solved the case by uploading the suspect’s data to GEDmatch, ultimately identifying him through relatives with matching DNA. In June 2020, Joseph DeAngelo pleaded guilty in the Golden State Killer case, 45 years after his crimes began. The detective said GEDmatch complied with the warrant within 24 hours, making this the first case we know of where the operator of such a database handed over customer information as a result of a court order.
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