Morning Poll: Is Running DNA Tests on Your Significant Other's Underwear to Prove They're Cheating an Invasion of Privacy?

By James King Wed., Jun. 2 2010 at 7:30 AM

Categories: Technology Working Against You

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Yesterday, we found a Phoenix laboratory that offers "infidelity testing," which entails someone stealing a pair of their significant other's underwear and having spots, smudges, and stains tested for DNA.

It's gross, we know.

As off-putting as it sounds, apparently it's fairly popular -- the lab gets about five customers a week who request the service.

Stealing someone's undies to prove infidelity seems a little, to put it politely, paranoid. And some say it's an invasion of privacy.

We want to know how you feel about it: Is testing someone's underwear to prove that they're cheating an invasion of privacy?

Vote, and see the results of yesterday's poll after the jump.

Yesterday's poll question: Will Steve Nash ever win an NBA Championship?

-55 percent say yes.

-45 percent say no.

Here is your morning poll:

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This isn't new. My cousin got busted for cheating on her husband like this a couple of years ago. The 'funny' part is that she and her family were offended by it- that he had the 'nerve' to do this. " I sort of feel that you lose the right to indignation when you put yourself in that position (no pun intended).
Powerful post.
My Money is on Argentina Winning this year….I think Messi is really going to step up….He is the best player in the world…..and i know many people think other wise,and it would be interesting to who you folks think is the best player
My company (CheckMate) created the "Infidelity Testing" industry in 1999 and I'd like to point out a few things that may help readers understand why testing underwear for traces of semen and or DNA has become so popular. First off, this is the instant information age and that's what people want is instant information. Secondly, men don't just wake up one day and say, "Hey, I think I'll test her underwear." It's usually much more than that, and what many people simply cannot grasp is the fact that you've never heard of a man leaving his wife because he "thought" she was cheating. A guy needs proof, and when done correctly this kind of testing can either provide priceless peace of mind or it can catch a cheater cold. Furthermore, by abstaining from unprotected sexual intercourse with the woman being tested for 7 days there is not only no chance men will detect themselves from previous sexual activity, all the man submitting the garment for testing has to do is swab the inside of his mouth with a Q-Tip to collect his own DNA and then a DNAcomparison can be done for around $300.00. More information can be found at www.getcheckmate.com
Hey there, I saw some info on this page and I like it. Is it ok if I copy it and backlink to you?
i don't really get this? can you explain it?
Biggest problem: Cross contamination from the person submitting the sample, causing a false positive. I don't mean handling it, I mean you have sex with your partner, and then don't remember those are the undies you took your sample from. Lab results come back with 2 sets of DNA, and you hit the roof. The article doesn't mention anything about you sending your own sample with it to rule you out, so I don't see how something like this could be avoided.
This isn't new. My cousin got busted for cheating on her husband like this a couple of years ago. The 'funny' part is that she and her family were offended by it- that he had the 'nerve' to do this. They were mad that he sent her underwear off to be checked, and I was saying "I could see being offended if you weren't ***** some other guy." I sort of feel that you lose the right to indignation when you put yourself in that position (no pun intended).
People act like DNA is some magic bullet. If you have a really good technician working in controlled conditions, you can get good data. But having any old person off the street take the sample from an uncontrolled environment, contamination is almost guaranteed. A contaminated DNA sample is a little better than a Ouija board, but not much. The potential for false positives or misreading the results certainly outweighs the benefits. If your relationship is so fragile you have to scrape your SO's undies, then you have bigger problems than a DNA test can solve.
Because he's is better than you, or should you be able to rise above the comment/bait, because the devil you know is better than the saint you don't, or a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, or reality is one's experience whereas knowledge is others', oka mere belief. Be that as it may, when the "glitz" is finally gone, it'll be first come first served and the next round of "glitz"/starry-eyed begins.
I dont know why girls stay with loser that cheat on them
Mr. King, You clearly have not started the ESL class I advised you to take. In your headline, "their" should be "they're." It is heartwarming that New Times continues to provide employment for people with literacy issues - a true equal opportunity employer.