http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/12/10/fingerprint-drugs.html

According to this article, scientists are in the works to be able to tell things about a person by fingerprints. I’m sure they meant latents. Either way. They state that the proteins that are left can tell them information about that persons drug use (THC, cocaine, nicotine, methadone and opioid drugs), medical conditions (including heart conditions, cancer, diabetes) and if they have fired a gun or touched explosives. Of course, this would be in addition to the usual information that would be on file in AFIS.
Granted, this technology is a long while away.

Would this be a violation of HIPPA laws? Is it a violation of a persons right to privacy? How would it stand in court?

What is your take on this?
I’m familiar with the HIPPA laws, but what I’m wondering about, in regards to that, is having a nonmedical person have access to it, just because it was inadvertantly left at a crime scene. I’m not sure if I’m wording that correctly.

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they don’t say that’s what its for they say its for seat belts but every orther month on the days that everyone must go down they do it! I agree if you don’t have anything to hide you shouldn’t be afraid of cops but after the first time they did the checkpoint they have treated my Friend like shit. Pulling her over all the time to see if she has drugs on her! When she is done there cause her Dr had her on Oxycontin and she wanted to get off them because her house got robbed 2x for them. She is using it as pain management is it worth putting in a complaint?
people should really read a question before they get nasty with remarks agree or disagree? Assumptions make an a** out of u

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