Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Steve:
I guess it could be argued that if you aren't planning on doing anything
illegal, what difference could it make.
But I don't like it because there are so many ways that it could be used
against a person. If insurance companies for example decided that they
wanted to keep people from being insured because they carried a certain
gene, they would have a data bank to draw on to get the information
needed to find out if that person had that gene.
Wouldn't it in a far out way also be testifying against oneself.
I just personally don't like the idea of my DNA being stored anywhere.
Especially in a place where I have no control over whether someone else
can get to it.
The US armed forces are developing a DNA data bank right now, with all
active military people and their dependents. They have no choice
either.
Sue
>
> Not very keen on this one, as it would only be of use if the person was not
> new to the U.K, and the fact that I read that the records are to be
> considered "Classified" and therefore exempt from that Data Protection Act.
>
> Steve
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