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Re:Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID by pavel_lishin on Sunday September 22, 2013 @10:43PM (#6428944)
> You don't have to have "everyone's DNA on file". It's actually pretty trivial even for your neighbor or whoever to get your DNA.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I can dump a gallon of your blood and semen onto a dead guy in an alley, but how would the government trace that blood and semen back to you?

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Re:Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID by CaveTech on Sunday September 22, 2013 @11:18PM (#6429025)
They don't have to necessarily trace it back to me, as long as they can't trace it back to you.
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Re:Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID by coldtea on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:55AM (#6431360)
A, sure.

Well, as the culprit, you can always arrange some things or leave other stuff that also points to me.

Also, your main benefit is that the police will more easily believe that it wasn't you (since your DNA won't match).

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