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DNA records would be new for the vast majority of Americans (i.e. non-veteran civilians).
by pera 8y ago
DNA records would be new for the vast majority of Americans (i.e. non-veteran civilians).
- dvdhnt 8y agoTrue, but the actual percentage of “vast” is debatable. There are many ways that your DNA can be collected including when being arrested, for medical treatment, military or civil service, or just at birth [1]. 1. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/ind...
- djmips 8y agoOr volunteered to an online genetic testing service.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoOr a blood relative.
- dtornabene 8y agoits "vast" if the actual amount thats been collected previously is negligible and now its to be generalized to the whole population.
- windexh8er 8y agoIt's likely the government has your DNA, especially if you've been born in the US in the last 20-30 years due to newborn blood banks. An example of California having a database going back to 1983: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/05/14/california-newborn-dna-database-shocks-parents/ http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/05/14/california-newborn...
- trumped 8y agoThey asked for my child's DNA when they were born (in case they get kidnapped, they said), but I declined (this was Florida).
- scruple 8y agoSome states are opt-in, California is not. The state is required to inform new parents that they can make a request to have it destroyed, but there is some contention that most new parents aren't told and/or don't understand. So, the state collects this DNA data in to a large database and then makes it available for law enforcement and also sells it to "outside researchers" -- whatever that means [0]. There's no consent here and not much awareness or knowledge of the fact that this goes on. [0]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-biobank-dna-babies-who-has-access/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-biobank-dna-babies-w...