N.Y. Bill Targets Privacy Issues Around Criminal DNA Profiles Municipal DNA identification indexes in New York have raised privacy concerns after a report showed they’re widely unregulated. One state lawmaker proposes to shut down these databases and create a single state-run index. May 18, 2021 • Shutterstock Under a recently proposed New York bill, municipalities would no longer have access to individual DNA identification indexes because of questions about security, privacy and a lack of regulations from state lawmakers. DNA identification indexes consist of DNA profiles acquired from evidence samples of convicted offenders who committed either a penal law felony or a felony offense.