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Is there any way to opt out of this?
by tehlike 9y ago
Is there any way to opt out of this?
- fixermark 9y agoDon't live in California or those other states. Much as you can opt out of the Second Amendment protection of firearm ownership by moving out of the US.
- gojomo 9y agoThere's technically some ability for parents to opt-out of the delivery of the blood spot to the state, by written request before/during the delivery process. But that's so discouraged, and the normal process is so automatic and hectic, that it's very rare. Few even realize the blood-spot permanent-collection is happening. There was a proposed bill in 2015 to require signed consent before the collection, but it was defeated. See very end of: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/11/12/california-collects-owns-and-sells-infants-dna-samples/ https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/11/12/california-colle...