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It doesn't matter if multiple updated positively confirm the suspect as the perpetrator when the first link in the chain (ill-gotten DNA match) is excluded by t
by tantalor 9y ago
It doesn't matter if multiple updated positively confirm the suspect as the perpetrator when the first link in the chain (ill-gotten DNA match) is excluded by the court. This guy will walk.
- fixermark 9y agoWill he? I believe this novel use of a private DNA database is so novel that there may not be any governing case law on whether it's a violation of privacy. The scanned individuals opted in for relative matching. The fact those people were relatives of John Doe is publicly-documented knowledge in birth records and not susceptible to a privacy challenge.
- tantalor 9y agoWe know states are prohibited from storing biometrics (DNA, fingerprints) of law abiding people for law enforcement purposes. Then it follows they are prohibited to outsource the same to third parties.
- fixermark 9y agoThat's a reasonable train of thought. IANAL, so I don't know if it actually holds water in court.
- pfdietz 9y agoThat's not how it works.