Intelligence Committee Member Warns of Possible Threat Targeting Americans’ DNA

Intelligence Committee Member Warns of Possible Threat Targeting Americans’ DNA
A Forensic Analyst prepares DNA samples to be placed in a genetic analyzer in a file photo. Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has warned Americans not to use DNA testing services, because the data could be collected to create bioweapons targeting individuals or groups.

“You can’t have a discussion about this without talking about privacy and the protection of commercial data, because expectations of privacy have degraded over the last 20 years,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 22.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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