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by charia 2142 days ago
Anyone who was born in California after 1983, has had their DNA collected by the state.

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/08/california-biob...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/14...

This was four years ago, I wonder what the status is today.

Key sentences from the article:

There would be serious punishments for those who resist: Refusing the compulsory testing could mean a year in jail or a $33,000 fine

Kuwait's government says the database could be used to fight terrorism and crime

Ahh yes - the old, oft used and worn out terrorism excuse ...

Apparently you can request for your child's data to be destroyed, but you won't get any kind of confirmation.

Is this something the ACLU is aware of?