Talk:National DNA database

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This line is cited so I won't delete it, but it makes no sense. How could one DNA match be of "less evidential value" than another hit. And what does "DINA match made from outside the DNA database" mean. Can anyone clarify? Jerdwyer (talk) 05:40, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

"When a match is made from a national DNA databbase to link a crime scene to an offender who has provided a DNA sample to a database that link is often referred to as a cold hit. A cold hit is of value in referring the police agency to a specific suspect but is of less evidential value than a DNA match made from outside the DNA database.[8]."

The information that a DNA sample in Germany requires a court order is wrong. This article [[1]] of the German Wikipedia explains that people can be forced to submit a DNA sample even for things like "suspicion of insult". 84 % of the data was collected because of burglary issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.33.43.130 (talk) 01:27, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Obviously the data is sensitive and we can only speculate about how this data could be used or mis-used. Is there a policy or law about how the data handled? I assume this has a relation to all of the personal data, photo, finger prints and drivers license, RAP sheet, etc. I guess you could profile by race, and ethnicity. I was a victim of profiling incident in which the officer pull up a narrative of an incident I was never charged for and he verbally abused me. The system he used in car, was called "WASP" contains dubious info and officer biased data. Where I lived, there is over abundance of law enforcement and blue lights all over the place. It is unsettling when these aggressive officers act above the law and violate your constitution rights. 69.247.191.18 (talk) 09:09, 24 October 2012 (UTC)