UK forensics database now counts 28.3 million fingerprints
The UK government DNA database has produced over 820,000 matches to unsolved crimes since 2001, new data on the use…
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Biometric data and personal information exposure patched by genetic test lab
A genetic testing and “DNA Face Matching” company in the United States has left a trove of facial images and…
QIAGEN, FBI partner to enhance forensic DNA analysis
Human identification and forensics solutions provider QIAGEN has entered a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Federal…
Religious dictators of Iran covet DNA identifiers of journalists — report
The Iranian government reportedly has a plan to create a biometric database collected from journalists. A news publisher that bills…
Thermo Fisher will no longer sell DNA kits in Tibet
American biotech company Thermo Fisher will no longer sell its DNA identification kits and equipment in Tibet in response to…
DNA collection from Chinese minority groups for biometrics research raises alarms
Information has emerged that the collection of DNA samples from over 200 Uyghurs and Kazakh people – each groups of…
Next stop for EU’s police biometric data-sharing rules – final signatures
The EU’s Prüm rules for exchanging data among police agencies have taken a large step toward being updated to include…
Thermo Fisher DNA identifiers at issue in call for new China sanctions
A special U.S. Congressional commission is urging the departments of Commerce, State and Treasury to restrict the export of DNA…
Don’t overlook US state law protecting collection of genetic data – legal insiders
A pair of news stories this month, one only tangentially related to personal privacy, again point out the stakes involved…
DNA collections, analysis find US government fans of all stripes
For whatever reason, state collection of DNA – a biometric identifier – does not stir the U.S. public, at least,…
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