Re: [privacy] Who has the biggest DNA databank?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>]

Ha, ha.  Good one.  I was actually thinking of the IRS and its database of
licked envelopes.  However the IRS database is shrinking with more and more
people filing online.

But your Red Cross examples makes me wonder if blood testing labs might be
saving dried blood samples for a rainy day.  They are the most logical
people to collect and retain DNA samples.  Maybe down the road we will see
police pushing for DNA retention laws similar to ISP data retention laws
that they are asking for now.

Richard 

-----Original Message-----
From: Fergie [mailto:fergdawg () netzero net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 1:22 PM
To: rms () bsf-llc com
Cc: privacy () whitestar linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [privacy] Who has the biggest DNA databank?

Knowingly or unknowingly? :-)

If the latter, I would say the Red Cross. :-)

- ferg


-- <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote:

What organization has the largest DNA databank with the most unique DNA
samples?


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/

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