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Is it okay, legally, for the police to use a suspect's DNA to create a

fake profile on a public DNA site in order to help identify relatives
of that suspect?

User Roktechie
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Answer:

Under the new policy, police can’t quietly upload a fake profile to a genealogy website, as some have done in hopes of finding a suspect’s distant relatives, without first identifying themselves.

Step-by-step explanation:

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