RE: National DNA database for all residents and visitors ofthe UK?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

This UK judge is ahead of his time.  Right now, I believe that it is too
expensive to run DNA tests on all citizens of a country.  However, once a
low-cost and fast DNA test is developed, then I expect universal DNA
database will happen pretty quickly.  A universal DNA will sold as a quick
way of solving crimes and as a crime deterance.  What won't be talked about
is shoddy police investigations that assume if someone's DNA is at a crime
scene, then they must be the perp.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:59 AM
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Subject: [funsec] National DNA database for all residents and visitors ofthe
UK?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/05/beak_sez_all_ur_dna_r_belong_to_us/

"One of the UK's top judges has thrown a grenade into the smouldering debate
around the national DNA database, saying that everyone in the UK - including
visitors from overseas - should be on file."

Good idea? Perhaps... if implemented properly... which these things rarely
are in the UK...
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