A proposal to force North Carolina law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from every person arrested on certain felony charges would hurt all North Carolinians’ privacy rights.

That was a key piece of the argument Sarah Preston, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, offered today against a DNA collection bill under consideration now in the General Assembly. Preston delivered that argument during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation and Federalist Society.

In the video clip below, Preston outlines a key privacy concern.

2:30 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 53:18 presentation.

You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.