Sunday, May 14, 2006

Speaking of vampires... the federal government wants your blood, too

Feds Want Hacker's Genetic Code (via Wired News)

"According to his attorney, Lamo's refusal is based on a religious objection to giving blood, and he's willing to provide his DNA in another form. "He went in there with fingernail clippings and hair, and they refused to accept it, because they will only accept blood," says federal public defender Mary French. "Which is, you know, kind of in the Dark Ages."

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"The FBI's Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, was created to catalog violent criminals and sexual predators. But the 2004 Justice for All Act expanded the system to include samples from all newly convicted federal felons, including drug offenders and white-collar criminals."

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