Biometric data collection by Chinese government still growing, along with breaches
Beijing appears to be ramping up its collection of biometric data, as reports roll in of increased surveillance and monitoring…
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Awareness grows of infant DNA samples being used in crime investigations
Some U.S. governmental bodies are growing squeamish over law enforcement use of blood spots routinely taken from newborns to screen…
Ukraine gets mobile DNA biometrics lab from France to ID war dead
France’s government has donated to Ukraine a mobile DNA biometrics lab on wheels, the mobil’DNA, created by Deveryware. An announcement…
Biometric surveillance normalization in China could spread, Brookings warns
A new investigation by the New York Times has revealed how China is conducting biometric mass surveillance on a scale…
UK Biometrics Commissioner offers praise, caution after gov’s police oversight reversal
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson approves of the government’s decision to not delegate oversight of police…
Potential for ‘DNA paparazzi’ poses questions about biometric privacy, property rights
Two U.S. law professors writing in The Conversation say the current laws and jurisprudence around privacy and property are insufficient…
France pushes EU Council to formalize extension of police biometrics data-sharing network
The French presidency has prompted the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council to formally approve a new version of…
Concerns raised as Uganda plans DNA upgrade for biometric ID cards
Uganda’s next digital national ID card will add DNA biometrics to improve identity verification for service delivery, according to Kenyan…
90-minute DNA testing gets a look by London’s Met
Rapid DNA biometric profiling — in under two hours — has jumped the North Atlantic from the United States. London’s…
Thai agency proposes DNA biometrics database for police
A Thai forensics agency under the country’s Justice Ministry is proposing the creation of a national DNA hub that will…
