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DNA also contains confidential medical information, fingerprints do not. Even if we accept that it is okay to collect DNA, it certainly cannot be treated like
by jlgreco 13y ago
DNA also contains confidential medical information, fingerprints do not. Even if we accept that it is okay to collect DNA, it certainly cannot be treated like fingerprints are, it has much more stringent privacy and data security requirements. Simply as a practical matter, I don't think I am comfortable with their ability to handle this data.
(I imagine the collected DNA is currently not digitized, but in the future I would not expect that to remain true.)