Comments on: DNA Profiles Passed To Private Firms http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/27/dna-profiles-passed-to-private-firms/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:56:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: darkkosmos http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/27/dna-profiles-passed-to-private-firms/#comment-423964 darkkosmos Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:27:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5629#comment-423964 @martin You can get it deleted if you were found innocent, there was some law suit of something about it earlier this year or last year about it. @martin You can get it deleted if you were found innocent, there was some law suit of something about it earlier this year or last year about it.

]]> By: Yogi http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/27/dna-profiles-passed-to-private-firms/#comment-423856 Yogi Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:45:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5629#comment-423856 Anonymity is a condition of democracy. These types of information will make it ever easier to turn England into a dictatorship. Soon you will not be able to do anything without the authorities knowing about it and when they wish - they will use that power. Perhaps it will become illegal to say certain things, to demonstrate, to publish certain information - what do we know where things will end up? The most prudent thing is to protect our privacy as best we can. The government is not your friend or your parents. It has interests and a dynamic of its own which are not always harmless to the citizens. Anonymity is a condition of democracy. These types of information will make it ever easier to turn England into a dictatorship. Soon you will not be able to do anything without the authorities knowing about it and when they wish – they will use that power.

Perhaps it will become illegal to say certain things, to demonstrate, to publish certain information – what do we know where things will end up?

The most prudent thing is to protect our privacy as best we can. The government is not your friend or your parents. It has interests and a dynamic of its own which are not always harmless to the citizens.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/27/dna-profiles-passed-to-private-firms/#comment-423820 Martin Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:26:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5629#comment-423820 Apparently DNA profiles do not get deleted even if the persons were found to be innocent. Apparently DNA profiles do not get deleted even if the persons were found to be innocent.

]]> By: darkkosmos http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/27/dna-profiles-passed-to-private-firms/#comment-423817 darkkosmos Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:24:57 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5629#comment-423817 Hmm I consider myself lucky then since I live in the UK and haven't been affected by either of those incidents. the DNA profiles are anonymous and even if they weren't what use are they going to have since it's all from criminals. Hmm I consider myself lucky then since I live in the UK and haven’t been affected by either of those incidents. the DNA profiles are anonymous and even if they weren’t what use are they going to have since it’s all from criminals.

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