[privacy] UK: Baby DNA Idea Sparks New Concerns

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Shades of "Gattica"...

Via The BBC.

[snip]

Civil liberties campaigners have expressed concerns over a senior
policeman's idea that taking DNA from babies could help solve crimes.

Commander Dave Johnston, giving a personal point of view, said that samples
could also be taken from people renewing passports and from migrants.

However, human rights group Liberty has warned of turning Britain into a
"nation of suspects".

The UK's DNA database currently has just over 3.6 million samples in it
[...or 5% of the entire UK population. - ferg].

Commander Johnston said that he thought extending the amount of DNA being
held would also help prevent crime.

[snip]

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6172769.stm

- - ferg

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