Data Retention Regulations in the Lords

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>* James Firth:
>
>> Such a shame there isn't a Europe-wide DNA database of every
>> citizen.
>
>It's been theorized that it could also be a cotton field worker.
>
>It could also still be a far more fundamental issue (like the Trend
>Micro "P" bug).  In any case, the usually quoted probability of
>collision between two chosen samples (one in 10 thousand millions or
>so), has been empirically refuted, but this will soon be forgotten.


Indeed.  If we have a European DNA database, then the question would not 
be "oh, this person is working at the swab factory".  It's the other 
scores of people who would also have a match.

The FBI refuses research on the DNA database they have; a clear sign that 
they know something they don't want to publicize.

While DNA itself is a blueprint of a single individual and, of course, 1% 
of the population has a genetic twin, a DNA fingerprint is a very small
fraction of the DNA.  To claim that the fingerprint has the same 
properties as DNA is clearly bogus.

DNA fingerprints can be used the determine that a person is innocent; to 
determine that a person is guilty requires more analysis on the DNA and 
the crime scene DNA samples.

Casper