DNA Database Can Identify <br />60% of Americans, Says Study The percentage pertains to Americans <br />who have European ancestry, even <br />if they haven't submitted their DNA. The study analyzed the DNA of <br />1.2 million people who had <br />submitted their genetic information<br />to one of two genealogy websites. It raises privacy concerns <br />about how police and hackers<br />might use the information. The chief science officer <br />from MyHeritage Yaniv Erlich, CSO MyHeritage, via NBC News Yaniv Erlich, CSO MyHeritage, via NBC News California police used the tactic <br />to track down and arrest <br />the suspected "Golden State Killer." The elusive serial killer had evaded capture for decades. Police were led to Joseph DeAngelo <br />because one of his cousins' DNA <br />was in a genealogy database. Police extracted DeAngelo's <br />DNA from a disposed tissue. His DNA matched<br />the DNA collected Shai Carmi, geneticist Hebrew University of Jerusalem, via NBC News
