My experience of DNA tracing in family history. We all have second cousins somewhere who have their DNA in the greater data bases of the internet.
Legal access and use of this data is being tested in a number of instances in the USA. Add to this the development of more comprehensive national data bases for ‘National Security’. Note that the guiding hand of Home Security is an ex Police Officer.
Perhaps we should be looking elsewhere? It is not the collection that should be a concern. It is what our statutes and legal system permit. It seems unlikely we can prevent the collection from ever occurring. Whether it can be used as evidence in a court might be the more important defence?
