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FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting

theintercept.com FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting

The FBI wants to double its budget for cataloging “the rapidly increasing number of DNA samples collected by the U.S.”

FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting
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  • They call cops "hoovers" in the film Gattaca specifically because they vacuum up everything at a crime scene and process it for DNA. Very prescient.