Should the United States Government
Establish a DNA Databank for All
Citizens? Author: N ehal Patel
Introduction: A DNA databank is a database of DNA profiles of the citizens of a country. It can be used to help convict people who have committed serious crimes or acquit people that are innocent. While that’s a good thing, people are concerned about storing that DNA data indefinitely on a database. They think that it can be used for nefarious purposes, which is an issue that should be considered when making a permanent DNA databank.
Pro side: T he United States should establish a DNA databank. It will help in the identification of criminals, the identification of missing people, and victims in accidents.
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I t i s a n i n v a s i o n o f p r i v a c y , waste of money, and prone to errors.
Support: A lot of people think that a DNA databank is an invasion of privacy. They think it’s intrusive. Since there’s no laws on regulating DNA information, people are worried that the government will license the database to insurance companies. People are also worried that the database will get hacked into. As advanced as modern systems are, their complexity leaves numerous security holes that get overlooked. A motivated hacker could manipulate those security holes and gain access to the DNA data of hundreds of millions of Americans.
People also think it’s a waste of money. The vast majority of people haven’t committed a crime, and they most likely won’t commit one in the future. Gathering, processing, and storing DNA data costs a lot of money and man hours. Obtaining the data of non criminals would waste billions of taxpayer dollars that can be spent somewhere else. Why get that data when a majority of it won’t be