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Daily Archives: June 4, 2006

Growth of DNA Database Raises Privacy Concerns

Washington Post (reg. req’d) – Vast DNA Bank Pits Policing Vs. Privacy Data Stored on 3 Million Americans: “Brimming with the genetic patterns of more than 3 million Americans, the nation’s databank of DNA “fingerprints” is growing by more than 80,000 people every month, giving police an unprecedented crime-fighting tool but prompting warnings that the expansion threatens constitutional privacy protections.”