Without the necessity for law enforcement to petition a judge for a warrant, police can pick up DNA samples from water bottles and cigarrette butts by the use of Surreptitious Sampling. Akin to digging through your neighbor's garbage set by the case California v. Greenwood, Courts look the other way when it comes to finding a dead ringer after he takes his last sip from a styrofoam Dixie cup. In comes the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). GINA restricts genetic tests or genetic illnesses from being used to deny insurance applications, health care coverage, or employment. What can be used against you in the Fourth Amendment, reasonable search and seizure context, cannot be used against you to violate your other civil rights. GINA passed in the Senate and the House of Congress except for Representative Ron Paul who cited the government's poor record in protecting privacy. Now how about them apples?
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