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Should Genetic Testing Violate Privacy?

#2 Con- Genetic Testing Should Violate Privacy

Genetic testing should violate privacy because that will automatically make everyone a suspect in a crime incident. Your record will be on file and anything you do wrong in your lifetime can easily be revealed from your DNA fingerprinting. It will become a lot easier for investigators to find murderers, shoplifters, burglars, or any other person who committed a crime. Also, investigations can be done a lot faster. In TIME magazine, a survey was asked to people saying, “Should the police be allowed to collect DNA information from suspected criminals, as they do with fingerprints?” 66% of the people said yes and 29% said no. Another survey was asked, “Is it a good or bad idea for the FBI to create a DNA database with the information gathered from suspe...

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