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Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by Beltalowda on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:40PM (#32474326)
If I buy a knife at the local shop then I don't explicitly consent to sharing purchase data with law enforcement either. But I don't think it's especially controversial that law enforcement nonetheless obtains this data with the appropriate warrant and such in the process of solving a crime.
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Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by jonas21 on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:03PM (#32474663)
One of the issues in this case is that police did not have a warrant at the time they obtained the baby's DNA sample. They were unable to get one because they did not have probable cause that any individual had committed the crime. And certainly the baby could not have committed the crime, which occurred before it was born.

It was only after the state lab gave them the baby's DNA sample that they were able to establish probable cause and get a warrant for the father.

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Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by imoverclocked on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:44PM (#32474389)
Perhaps but, "informed consent" within the medical industry is a lot different than at a knife shop.
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