| The DNA database: Slightly less big brother |
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AT THE start of the 20th century, Scotland Yards fingerprint bureau began a quiet revolution in policing. A hundred years on, detectives have a new tool at their disposal in... More »
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The Economist - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Govt softens stance on DNA |
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LONDON - Britain says it plans to get rid of DNA profiles of most innocent people after six years in response to a European Court ruling that said keeping the information... More »
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New Zealand Herald - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Leading article: We remain suspects in the eyes of this... |
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The retreat on the DNA database is welcome, but not sufficient Close Forensic science has been a boon to the criminal justice system. In the past two decades the police DNA... More »
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The Independent - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Slightly less big brother |
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Nov 12th 2009From print editionThe vast police directory is trimmed, but only a little PALooking for a match AT THE start of the 20th century, Scotland Yards fingerprint... More »
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The Economist - Nov. 12, 2009
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| DNA database plans revealed |
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Terror suspects who are released without charge face having their DNA profiles stored for life. Proposals announced by the Home Office could see information on anyone... More »
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ITN - Nov. 11, 2009
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| The Big Question: Why is Britain's DNA database the biggest... |
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The Home Office has announced a sweeping overhaul of the world's largest DNA database, which now contains the genetic profiles of more than five million Britons. Civil... More »
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The Independent - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Innocent DNA to be Kept for Less Time |
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DNA profiles of innocent people arrested but later cleared of a crime can now be kept for six years. More »
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Epoch Times - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Alan Johnson, Home Secretary Announces Plans To Ensure Only... |
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A series of proposals designed to ensure the right people are on the National DNA Database, as well as defining when people should come off was announced by Home Secretary... More »
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Egov Monitor - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Terror suspect DNA 'held for life' |
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Terror suspects who are released without charge could face having their DNA profiles stored for life. Proposals announced by the Home Office could see the information on... More »
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Metro.co.uk - Nov. 11, 2009
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