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The US Government already has my DNA thanks to my military service. I very much hope that they aren't sharing it with private companies though. Despite the gove
by 0xffff2 7y ago
The US Government already has my DNA thanks to my military service. I very much hope that they aren't sharing it with private companies though. Despite the government having my DNA I would still never give it to 23 and me.
- ajphdiv 7y agoThere are very strict laws on how that DNA can be used. Only to identify remains. You can also request it be destroyed: https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Research-and-Innovation/Armed-Forces-Medical-Examiner-System/DoD-DNA-Registry/Repository-of-Specimen-Samples-for-the-Identification-of-Remains/Specimen-Destruction-Request https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Research-and-I...
- ci5er 7y agoI would be shocked if IAFIS didn't have that stored in South Carolina strip-mall hosted database like all the other biometrics they can get from birth, disease, criminal activity, police, federal and military service. The feds do love their biometric data.