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		village-idiot on June 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Should the police be able to investigate your gene... Turns out even genetic databases need an index.

masklinn on June 11, 2019 [–]

As noted in the original comment, currently DoDSR can only be used for nominative sampling aka you have a name and want a known generic sample (and you have a federal or military judge allowing it). The limitations of the medium / storage means it can't practically be used beyond that.

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