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Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Col... by jackjello on Thursday February 19, 2015 @10:24PM (#9078732)
>I don't see how this would be different from lifting fingerprints from a discarded cup.

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

When someone takes your DNA, they search your entire family.

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Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Col... by bayesianhorse on Friday February 20, 2015 @12:01AM (#9079019)
Testing DNA for identification purposes at best establishes identity and a small part of your family tree. Not even the latter so much, because your family would have to be in the system, too. And your family relationships should be something police is entitled to find out.
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