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September 19, 2012 11:00 am PDT
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Court to hear argument on the privacy implications of "junk" DNA databases
The Ninth Circuit is hearing arguments today about the privacy implications of gathering and retaining "junk" DNA, which has been treated as merely identifying, like a fingerprint, and not unduly invasive. Modern genetics shows that it's possible to extract information about health, ancestry, and other potentially compromising traits. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation's blog: In [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/3uTXreNowlY/court-to-hear-argument-on-the.html
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