Right, but there's no expectation of privacy in those cases.[1] https://en.wikip... | Hacker News

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		copsarebastards on Feb 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EFF to Supreme Court: The Fourth Amendment Covers ... Right, but there's no expectation of privacy in those cases.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy

hurin on Feb 20, 2015 [–]

I'm not saying you are wrong as to the law, but if such a reasonable expectation does not exist then it's permissible for arbitrary third parties to analyze DNA from i.e. a discarded strand of hair - not only law enforcement.

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