Read carefully. The samples are NOT de-identified in the CDPH storage bank itself. They are de-identified only when sold to third-parties: "Besides being sold -

Read carefully. The samples are NOT de-identified in the CDPH storage bank itself. They are de-identified only when sold to third-parties: "Besides being sold - in purportedly de-identified form - to third parties [...]" This means the CDPH and law enforcement have access to fully identifiable DNA samples. Another element implying that DNA samples are identifiable is the existence of this form https://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/cdph4410.pdf https://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/cdph4410.... linked from the article to request their destruction. If the samples were not identifiable, then the CDHP would not know which sample to destroy...