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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Supreme Court OK’s taking DNA upon arrest [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)forward that goes beyond fingerprints...this is something that Data Bases are so anxious to get hold of. Without State Legislation it means anyone "Arrested" can have DNA sent off to Labs to do full scan..sent off for Profit to Pharma or whoever is cataloging and sorting information like this who will pay to get it.
Unless states put in guidelines (which have been suggested and done in a couple of states) that DNA for the Arrested but "Not Charged" evidence will be destroyed on their release...then it means that if the evidence is destroyed when a cop pulls you over for little reason but your license was expired or your registration was expired and you are on vacation driving through some state who is know for pulling over "out of state license plates" you are not caught and some PD in some little town might be in collusion with someon who will get money from your "cheek swab" to put it in a big Data Bank...and there you are.
You say "I have nothing to hide" but somewhere down the line when your Insurance Company gives you a hard time...it's because they know you have a Marker for Prostate or Breast Cancer... Maybe your family is prone to Diabetes and you come in with a marker because someone payed off that PD to collect date to send to their big Data Bank to process.
You might think this is hyperbole...but, given our History and the ongoing control of Big Business in our Lives for PROFIT off our information ...this is not hyperbole but forward thinking. If you are fine with it...then Okay for YOU...but many of us will not be Okay with this just as we weren't with Granny and the rest of us being Body Searched and X-Rayed by the TSA. Notice the TSA has back off of that.
States need to put in protections of how this DNA Info can be used and be aware of how it can be Abused. Would you trust the LAPD or Bloomberg's NYC police with your DNA Swab for a traffic violation or a Protest in Zucotti Park or anywhere else? You think they would just throw the evidence out once you were released on bail and had no further prosecution against You? Think Again!