Consumer genomics company Ancestry has confirmed it fought two U.S. law enforcement requests to access its DNA database in the past six months, but that neither request resulted in turning over ...

A Pennsylvania court gave law enforcement officers access to the world’s largest DNA database in the world. We don’t really know when this happened or why the cops wanted the data. Ancestry.com, ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records. By Corey Kilgannon Since online genealogy ...

How far back can you trace your family’s lineage? Great grandparents? Great-great grandparents? Have you ever wondered how deep into the past you could go if you really tried? If so, Ancestry.com ...

A decade ago, tracing one’s ancestry was an activity associated with bored and perhaps elderly individuals who had nothing but time and tons of photo albums on their hands. In recent years, it’s ...

Learning about your heritage can be enlightening, but beginning the process can be challenging. Asking relatives for all the family names they can recall is a great way to start. You can also record ...