Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a crime

Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by giantg2 on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:43PM (#32474365)

Sure, that wasn't mentioned in the article because it's not specific to DNA tests, but all tests.

The difference with DNA is that the genetic data has a ton of info associated with it, and that in this case it was collected for healthcare purposes. Fingerprints don't carry sensitive health data. The arguments are different.

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Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by asdff on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:52PM (#32474522)

The health data is not being used for criminology purposes. Only the pattern of the DNA so yes its like using the pattern of your fingerprint or even your iris or other sources of unique biologically identifiable material you have on your person.

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Re:Police used a baby’s DNA to investigate its father for a ... by giantg2 on Monday August 15, 2022 @10:33PM (#32478603)

Did you read what you wrote? The pattern is the health data...

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