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U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-border-dna-canadian-man-cbp-cross-larson-dingell-raskin-9.7144472

U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample | CBC News

American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home.

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@jockr This is deeply concerning. Genetic data collected at borders doesn't just identify you — it reveals health predispositions, family relationships, and ethnicity. And as sequencing tech improves, data collected today will reveal even more tomorrow. There's no equivalent of changing your password with DNA.