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Twist on DNA Privacy

ConfusedVorlon writes "The BBC is reporting the conviction of a man for the murder of a prostitute 15 years ago. The interesting twist is that his DNA was not on record - 'But it partly match[ed] that of a youth's who was known to the police - but who had not been born at the time of the murder. The teenager, it turned out, was a close relative of [the murderor].' There has been concern in the past at the idea of keeping DNA of those interviewed but not charged with crimes. I haven't previously heard of the privacy implications of being related to a criminal/suspect. If you've done nothing wrong, you've nothing to fear?"

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  1. [the murderor] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm going to cry. seriously people, a little spelling doesn't hurt.

    Murderor
    Alot
    Wierd
    Tommorow

    bah

    1. Re:[the murderor] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Actually Alot is a word sucker and it means to aportion out a certain amount.

  2. MURDERER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Damnit do some basic spellchecking already.

  3. Re:Who needs DNA when you've got... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That first chick you link to is a WOOF WOOF dog dude.

  4. Re:No Knee-jerk Privacy responses please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I agree. Since we have so much in common, perhaps you would like to suck my cock? I am told that my sperm is quite tasty!

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