The NT Police force is urging Territorians to voluntarily submit their DNA to specific consumer genealogy databases, which police say could help provide answers for families and assist in identifying long-term missing individuals and solving cold cases, but failed to explain what limitations would be placed on the DNA’s usage.

NT Police, in partnership with the Australian Federal Police’s National Missing Persons Coordination Centre, are using advanced technology called Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) to address unsolved missing persons cases. The new approach combines DNA analysis with genealogical research to provide new opportunities for solving cases, particularly those involving unidentified human remains, police said.

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