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Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Col... by brixon on Thursday February 19, 2015 @02:23PM (#9076280)
If the DNA is just used for uniqueness identification like finger prints then I don't see the argument.

People have learned to wear gloves in crimes to avoid finger print collections. With DNA, they will need hair nets, exfoliate and more skin coverage to avoid detection.

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Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Col... by spiralpolitik on Thursday February 19, 2015 @02:46PM (#9076475)
Or alternatively spread so much random DNA around the crime scene that its impossible to sequence all the samples. Reasonable doubt in a can.

(I think 'Almost Human' had something like this in one of the episodes)

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Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Col... by jackjello on Thursday February 19, 2015 @10:22PM (#9078724)
> If the DNA is just used for uniqueness identification like finger prints then I don't see the argument.

Your fingerprints don't tell me anything about your mother, your medical history or future, or hers.

Unlike fingerprints, when someone takes your DNA, they search your entire family.

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