DHS to Begin Collecting DNA of Anyone Arrested

Slashdot says that the AP is reporting that the U.S. will start collecting DNA from every person they arrest. Moreover, with the authorization of Congress, the Fed also plans to collect DNA samples from foreigners who are detained, regardless of whether or not they are being charged.

"Many innocent lives could have been saved had the government began this kind of DNA sampling in the 1990s when the technology to do so first became available," Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said.

But the new regulation would mean that the federal government could store DNA samples of people who are not guilty of any crime, says Jesselyn McCurdy, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

"Now innocent people's DNA will be put into this huge CODIS database, and it will be very difficult for them to get it out if they are not charged or convicted of a crime," McCurdy said.

See complete article in Yahoo News.