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ACLU of Northern California is challenging a California law that requires all felony arrestees to give a DNA sample
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1513486:MV8xOTcwNjkwXzMzMDgwNTg4X0RDMjExREE5] [quote:waht:MV8xOTcwNjkwXzk1QjU2MUQ1] U.S. courts will soon decide whether Americans can have the expectation of privacy over their DNA, reports Kate Moser at the Recorder. Michael Risher of the ACLU of Northern California is challenging a California law that requires all felony arrestees to give a DNA sample. He argues that Americans “don’t want the government to have all that information about us.” The government doesn’t have the right to demand our genetic material – including the wealth of personal information it holds – even if it promises to use it only for law enforcement, Risher claims http://www.businessinsider.com/legality-of-dna-collection-2012-8#ixzz24mDJTEtY [/quote] [b]so many are repeat offenders it pays to collect the DNA samples...[/b] [/quote]
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U.S. courts will soon decide whether Americans can have the expectation of privacy over their DNA, reports Kate Moser at the Recorder.
Michael Risher of the ACLU of Northern California is challenging a California law that requires all felony arrestees to give a DNA sample.
He argues that Americans “don’t want the government to have all that information about us.” The government doesn’t have the right to demand our genetic material – including the wealth of personal information it holds – even if it promises to use it only for law enforcement, Risher claims
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