The government owns your DNA. What are they doing with it? Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 Some US states have created biobanks of genetic material left over from patient screening tests, with specimens potentially used for purposes that have not granted informed consent, bringing up disturbing ethical and privacy concerns.
Police retain DNA from thousands of children Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Some 120,000 gene samples have been taken in two years, as police forces argue they are acting within the law.