Nanochick wrote:
] how would fingerprints and DNA be used in forensics in the
] future? Your clone will have the exact same fingerprints,
] the exact same DNA, and the same information will show up with
] a retinal scan. In a future in which cloning may exist,
] how does one retain their personal identity when they have
] a clone running around? How can you prevent identity theft?

The issue you raise exists today in the case of identical twins.

According to forensic-evidence.com, the fingerprints of twins
are "similar but not identical." The explanation is located at

http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/ID/ID_Twins.html

I suppose that if everyone had a clone, "DNA evidence" in criminal
cases could be devalued somewhat. But you wrote recently that DNA
evidence was mostly being used today in order to rule out suspects
rather than to convict them.

Unlike today's identical twins, however, the clones you describe
would be one generation apart in age (at least), so any witnesses
should be able to testify accurately about which person they saw.
("Was the man with the gun in his 20's or his 40's?")

RE: Security issues that come with Cloning