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Category Archives: DNA Database
Landmark DNA ruling heading towards U.S. Supreme Court
There has been an interesting ruling in the Maryland Court of Appeals recently, where the court reversed the conviction of a Salisburyman sentenced to life in prison for a 2003 rape case just because, it was alleged, the DNA sample … Continue reading
Police world wide in pursuit of our DNA
My Google DNA news alert has been bombarding me over the past month about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed expansion of New York’s DNA data base. His law proposal is supposed to be a ‘no brainer’ and make us all feel … Continue reading
Coalition Government DNA Database U-turn spotted
It seems the UK’s coalition government is about to perform a spectacular U-turn with regards to its Protection of Freedoms Bill and their position with regards to DNA retention of innocents. The new government has always promised it would be adopting … Continue reading
The UK’s double standards around data protection and Human (Privacy) Rights
Yesterday I attended a cabinet office briefing on eID Identity Assurance, part of the G-Digital project. Anything with the word identity is a political hot potato in the UK after the new Tory-LibDem coalition government literally ‘crushed’ Labour’s National eID card … Continue reading
