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Why would the government care? Lol they don't care about a genocide or crippling medical care costs why would they decide to have a moral compass now?
Honestly, the law enforcement implications of the government buying the database is just as scary as a 3rd party. Hell I bet a company buys the data and sells access to the FBI, and local law enforcement for a subscription fee.
Law enforcement already can just subpoena/get-a-search-warrant-for them all they want. Why would they bother with paying a fee?
You answered your own question. So they don't need a warrant. For a fee, they can run ALL DNA collected against just about everyone, no probable cause required.
I don't even know if that would be legal, but that doesn't matter. The fee creates a little bit of disconnection so both parties can assume that questions of legality are the others' responsibility.
This doesn't make it legal either, it just makes it more likely to happen, and slightly harder to prosecute.