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I gave the police access to my DNA–and maybe some of yours (technologyreview.com)
3 points by Brajeshwar 39 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


So, he didn’t have to prove his identity to contribute to a database? How many cases are fixated on the superlative precision of a DNA sample, only to mistakenly pore over three innocent second-cousins of a guy who’s name is in the database with some hockey fan’s DNA?




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