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> Ignoring practical issues with obtaining the sample > As for whether it's a criminal act, I think that it might be a form of assault, maybe. Are you suggest
by gnode 8y ago
> Ignoring practical issues with obtaining the sample
> As for whether it's a criminal act, I think that it might be a form of assault, maybe.
Are you suggesting that using their DNA without their consent is assault, or the taking of it from them? It'd be trivial to take it without contact with them, from e.g. a hair, or their toothbrush, particularly if you live with them.
- Declanomous 8y ago23andme and ancestry.com use a process which needs more genetic material than is available from hair or toothbrushes. You have to get a fair amount of spit in a tube.