jackjello
Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Collection
on Thursday February 19, 2015 @10:31PM (#9078756)
>The only way this has any effect on anyone's lives is if it is used to catch you for a crime you committed.
Or your child. I guess you don't care if you send your kid to the chair though.
Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Collection
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.
Re:EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers DNA Collection
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.