Could Voter-Approved DNA Database Lead to Family Profiling?
With the passage of Proposition 69, California's criminal DNA database will soon capture people arrested on felony charges but not convicted. Now poised to have the most expansive DNA database of any state, California faces new ethical questions. A crime fighting technique called familial searching is raising civil liberties concerns in the U.K., and some say it could come to California.
upper waypoint
lower waypoint
next waypoint
Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area
Subscribe to News Daily for essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday.
To learn more about how we use your information, please read our privacy policy.