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If they want your DNA they can dig through your trash or follow you to a fast food place and take the utensil you used out of the trash.

I believe I read that the Military is taking DNA samples (to ID bodies if need be).

We leave a long trail of DNA just going about our daily business. Sorry to scare you but that horse has left the barn.

You want to know what is scary? Even if you do everything in your power to keep your DNA out of their data base, one of your siblings can submit a sample. A close match to one they are looking for would lead them to you.

I see a day when every individual born will have their DNA become part of their permanent record.

In a hundred years (or less) people of this world will have absolutely no privacy at all.

or

The people of the world will revolt and we will see a French Revolution style solution to overbearing government.

[bgill]

Hospitals have been recording babies DNA for years.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/04/baby.dna.government/index.html

Bet they do the same every time your family physician orders a blood test or other lab test. Remember that flu shot? Where did the needle end up? And that cute little dental hygienist may have sent off your drool.

But I’m certainly not going to pay Ancestry.com $99 to give my DNA to whomever.

[SkyPilot]

I believe I read that the Military is taking DNA samples (to ID bodies if need be).

Correct.

In 1985, a plane crashed with members of the 101st on board, and 284 were killed.

And, they were all hand carrying their dental records. Dental records were to be how the military indentified burnt bodies.

The dental records (or most of them) were also burnt.

After that, the military started collecting DNA on all its members. If you served since 1990, they probably already have yours.

Likewise, if you took a physical for a certain job, or you are nurse, or a person who does childcare, they may already have yours as well.

I did the 23 and Me. Personally, I am not bothered by the fact that someone has my DNA in a different database. The US Govt already had it on file.

[Grampa Dave]

You want to know what is scary? Even if you do everything in your power to keep your DNA out of their data base, one of your siblings can submit a sample. A close match to one they are looking for would lead them to you.

This happened to us. After some long discussions not to do this, a sibling submitted their DNA to one of the big 3 DNA collectors.

We and earlier ancestor hunters had basically traced our families back to the 1600/1700's or earlier. We had no surprises ancestor name/data wise when the DNA report came back. Nor were there any surprises race/ethnicity wise.

However, there is now a DNA trail of all us now and those in the future. For those of us past our 60's, no problem. Who knows for our younger generations and those to come.