<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>hwstar</author><text>Here&amp;#x27;s another interesting fact.&lt;p&gt;Once the arrested bit is set, it is immutable in the eyes of the State of California. Law enforcement knows if you have been arrested in the past even if the specific reasons are expunged at the request of the arrestee. Also, there&amp;#x27;s a very narrow window to request that arrest records be expunged. If you are arrested and acquitted or the charges are dropped, get in contact with the court as soon as possible to make sure you are within the window.</text><parent_chain></parent_chain></comment><story><title>California’s DNA Law Violates Privacy Protections Guaranteed by State</title><url>https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-californias-dna-collection-law-violates-privacy-protections-guaranteed</url></story>
<instructions>Your goal is to analyze the following comment and estimate how highly it will be upvoted by the Hacker News community.</instructions><comment><author>mc32</author><text>Doesn&amp;#x27;t the state collect DNA from all newborns by law as well?&lt;p&gt;Now, I do see in principle why one would want one&amp;#x27;s DNA profile removed if an arrest doesn&amp;#x27;t result in conviction, but if the state already collects DNA at birth by law, would that not supercede these cases?  Alternatively, the state could simply pass laws making retention from this input stream legal.</text><parent_chain></parent_chain></comment><story><title>California’s DNA Law Violates Privacy Protections Guaranteed by State</title><url>https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-californias-dna-collection-law-violates-privacy-protections-guaranteed</url></story>