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UK arresting innocent people for DNA database
The United Kingdom has begun practicing a policy of arresting innocent people, just so they can add them to their DNA database. The database, which was supposed to include only those who had been...
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Texas taking DNA samples of all newborns
The Texas health department has been banking leftover samples of DNA without informing parents. The state has been doing this since 2002 and, after a lawsuit, Texas has passed a new law that is...
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Dead man gets a passport
I’ve said before that the new “super-duper” biometric passports weren’t going to stop anything and I was right. You can still get a legitimate US passport using fraudulent means. Since 2007, the U.S....
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UK uses fake case to justify DNA retention
One of five case studies used to justify the United Kingdom’s DNA retention law was completely fake. The database currently holds the DNA of people, even if they are innocent. The fake case was copied...
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Should everyone in the UK be added to the National DNA Database?
The National DNA Database is already the largest of its kind in the world. It is used by the police as a tool to solve crimes but has been criticised by some who argue that innocent people should not...
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UC Berkeley wants incoming students to volunteer DNA sample
Reactions are mixed to UC Berkeley’s request for incoming freshmen to voluntarily give a DNA sample to the school. The university has said it will send test kits to 5,500 new students to analyze genes...
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EFF Celebrates 20th Anniversary
July 10, 2010, marks EFF’s 20th anniversary! To thank you for your support over these two decades, please enjoy this new animation created especially for us by celebrated cartoonist and free culture...
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Meet NDM-1 the superbug virus that’s going to end the world
In this year’s edition of scaring the crap out of people, the NDM-1 is supposed to be the next superbug that’s going to end the world and kill almost everyone. It’s resistant to every antibiotic out...
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University of California at Berkeley changing its DNA policy on Freshmen, but...
Last May, the University of California at Berkeley asked incoming freshmen to voluntarily submit blood samples for DNA testing. The university said it was to help determine which genes controlled the...
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North Carolina crime lab buried, misrepresented evidence to get convictions
190 convictions in North Carolina need to be reviewed after it was found that the North Carolina crime lab has not been doing their jobs properly. Information that was material or in favor of the...
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