Posted by
timothy
on from the gattica-meets-perrier dept.
Ant writes "This story mentions forensic scientists have developed a technique which should allow police and immigration officials to find out where a person has been living for the last few months or years - by analysing residues in their hair."
one day soon?
by
rhettoric
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· Score: 4, Insightful
One potential problem is that samples taken from people with short hair will only give a limited history of very recent movements - leading to the suggestion that criminals or asylum seekers may shave their heads to destroy information on their past whereabouts.
Does that mean we aren't too far away from "You have the right to shave?"
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One potential problem is that samples taken from people with short hair will only give a limited history of very recent movements - leading to the suggestion that criminals or asylum seekers may shave their heads to destroy information on their past whereabouts.
Does that mean we aren't too far away from "You have the right to shave?"
You're not just going to have to shave.
You're going to have to wax.
Head hair's not the only hair.