According to the Canada Border Services agency,immigration officials bear been using DNA genealogical sites to help identify the nationalities of migrants “when other avenues of investigation bear been exhausted,” as reported by The Guardian.
The story was first reported by Vice News after two immigration lawyers revealed that the nationality of some of their clients had been identified through DNA tests submitted to website Family Tree DNA.
A spokesperson from the CBSA explained the spend of DNA websites as a tool for ascertaining a person’s identity.“DNA testing assists the CBSA in determining identity by providing indicators of nationality thereby enabling us to focus further lines of investigation on specific countries, or ” The Guardian cites.
The agency affirmed that migrants were giving their consent to having their information submitted to the sites but declined to provide further information approximately their investigative techniques.
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Source: inquisitr.com