tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post9000269690696365823..comments2023-09-06T07:33:38.297-05:00Comments on Glasshouses: Obama supports DNA sampling when arrestedbknabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407372839500665698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-15710074153956246202010-03-16T04:24:16.000-05:002010-03-16T04:24:16.000-05:00I love how the libs are still saying we aren't...I love how the libs are still saying we aren't being forced into a socialist country. Have a good day fellow comrades.mikehttp://Enteryourwebsite...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-86188647352564977202010-03-16T08:32:48.000-05:002010-03-16T08:32:48.000-05:00It's an interesting issue, to be sure. I too ...It's an interesting issue, to be sure. I too would prefer DNA collection on conviction rather than arrest.<br><br>On the other hand, like fingerprints, DNA is left more or less beyond our control all the time. Hair, nails, skin all contain DNA. DNA does contain more information about us, but it's just another artifact of us going about our business. That is, collecting it is Kenny Ketnerhttp://www.lubbockleft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-9046007616891133392010-03-16T09:08:09.000-05:002010-03-16T09:08:09.000-05:00At the present time DNA is a good identifier, but ...At the present time DNA is a good identifier, but in the (probably not too distant) future, it will be piss poor, exactly because it's so easy to harvest. Fingernail clippings, shed hair, accidental scratch, all give a DNA sample. <br><br>In fact, biometric data is going to be limited use for ID verification. Once the first database containing biometric data is breached, biometric data will Bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-48153233069200838202010-03-17T03:55:09.000-05:002010-03-17T03:55:09.000-05:00ID verification is a different goal than evidence ...ID verification is a different goal than evidence gathering, I believe. A fingerprint or skin flake can put you at the scene of a crime. <br><br>Using biometric data for computer passwords has never been a good idea. However, it is a good idea as an extra verification step, like what we have in place at the Lubbock County Jail when prisoners are released.Kenny Ketnerhttp://www.lubbockleft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532480042339295910.post-44790824389175631592010-03-17T07:35:12.000-05:002010-03-17T07:35:12.000-05:00As the public becomes more knowledgeable about how...As the public becomes more knowledgeable about how DNA can be used - both what it is used for, and how it is used - you will begin to see people framed using DNA. It's not hard to gather, and unlike fingerprints can be picked up and moved. Hair is especially vulnerable to this type of thing. I don't know that it will ever be really common, but it will happen, and will throw doubt on otherBertnoreply@blogger.com