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Convicted Hacker Adrian Lamo Refuses to Give Blood

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-so-juicy-cases dept.

CaliforniaCCW writes "Hopefully everyone here remembers the case of Adrian Lamo, a so-called 'gray hat' hacker who plead guilty to one count of computer crimes against Microsoft, Nexis-Lexis and the New York Times in 2004. He got a felony conviction, six months detention in his parents' home, and two years of probation. Today, as a condition of his probation, he must provide a sample of his DNA in the form of a blood sample, something which he has refused to do. Should convicted felons on probation have privacy rights over their DNA? Or is a blood sample like a fingerprint, something that everyone should provide to their government?"

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  1. if the gov wants his/or any slash DNA by way2trivial · · Score: 5, Funny

    all they have to do is supply the blonde!

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    1. Re:if the gov wants his/or any slash DNA by Paladine97 · · Score: 4, Funny

      You have a fatal error. You are assuming the Slash crowd would know what to do with the blonde! I mean, it's hard to get DNA when you ask her to play WoW with you.

    2. Re:if the gov wants his/or any slash DNA by plumby · · Score: 3, Funny

      You take photos of her and stick them on a web page. I'm sure he could then "take the DNA extraction into his own hands" (sorry).

  2. Patented? by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quite possibly his DNA has been patented by one of the big bio tech firms, and he is just trying to avoid costly litigation.

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  3. We'll just need about 10,000 copies... by Professr3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, the way I see it, a government could perform executions by requesting 10,000 copies of a DNA sample, if a person is required to give DNA to any government person that wants it. It's kind of hard to kill someone with 10,000 index finger print copies... It'd just waste a lot of time.

  4. Other means of DNA by Rainbird98 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the NSA can tap your phone. Surely the cops can tap his toilet. Instant DNA.

  5. Re:The logic escapes me by zakezuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder what his religion has to say about breaking the law.

    If we are talking God's law in conflict with man's law... you might become a martyr, get a spiffy statue. The Christian bible is mighty clear on the no killig bit, it's rather vague about thy neighbors server.

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  6. Re:If CSI has taught me anything... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    CSI has also taught me you can zoom on on a reflection in a window that's a reflection off somebody's eye, that's a reflection off somebody's glasses, that's a reflection off the UFO outside his window, that's a reflection off a knife that's a reflection off a mirror with picture-perfect accuracy.