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Mitnick supports federal DNA database

Should the Government establish a central database that uses biometric identifiers such as DNA to make sure you're who you say you are? Hacker Kevin Mitnick thinks so.
Written by Joel Deane, Contributor

Should the Government establish a central database that uses biometric identifiers such as DNA to make sure you're who you say you are? Hacker Kevin Mitnick thinks so. Mitnick, released from prison in January after serving four and a half years in prison on computer and wire fraud charges, is no fan of federal authorities, but, in an extensive interview with Yahoo! Internet Life magazine, he sounded a word of warning about identity theft and the Internet. Full story. -- Joel Deane, ZDNet News

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