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GEDmatch

A consumer genealogy database founded in 2010, used in the Golden State Killer investigation. Changed from opt-out to opt-in for law-enforcement access in May 2019 following public backlash. Acquired by Verogen in 2019 and subsequently by QIAGEN in 2023.

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