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Content type: Press release
PI, Genewatch and the Council for Responsible Genetics launch the Forensic Genetic Policy Initiative
… certain illnesses and behaviours, as well as the current state of your health. This is not an issue restricted to … we fundamentally alter the relationship between citizen and state. The Forensic Genetics Policy Initiative is a collaboration of Privacy International, Genewatch and the Council for …
Content type: News & Analysis
… powerful impact that DNA sampling has on the informational privacy interests of the individual. In this case, R had no … to the administration of justice can hardly be overstated. At the same time, the profound implications of … identity as a multiple sex offender has become a matter of state interest and he has lost any reasonable expectation of …
Content type: News & Analysis
… for other countries to follow suite and already the United States, Norway, Belgium, Austria and South Africa are … database is able to collate DNA profiles provided by member states and make these available to investigators globally … it is not mandatory to adopt the charter, which dictates privacy and security terms and conditions, in order to …
Content type: News & Analysis
… one proposed in the UK. The French are even using similar statements, such as 'international obligations', … project must be placed under the control/regulations of the privacy commission, CNIL. A new social contract is required between the citizen and the state. Study must be conducted on the contact-less nature of …