DNA Policy
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Advocating for stronger human rights standards in DNA databases. Follow us for regular updates on DNA databases worldwide.
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thetimes.co.uk/article/did-th… Did the ‘Tom Brady of DNA’ put hundreds of innocent people in jail? Yvonne Woods spent three decades at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Now claims she tampered with evidence have put all her work under the microscope The Times [paywall]
chronline.com/stories/washin… The complaint alleges the charges relied entirely on the same "cutting-edge" genealogical technology used to track down the infamous Golden State Killer and touted as a powerful tool to identify unknown subjects using DNA testing...
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Washington state man released as cold-case murder suspect sues detective - The Daily Chronicle
A Washington man who was jailed for three years on charges accusing him of the 1994 cold-case rape and murder of a Vancouver, Clark County, woman — only to have the case dismissed — has …
nature.com/articles/s4156… "A growing body of evidence suggests that these 3 features of microbiomes cld be exploited for forensics any human sample collected for microbiome analysis contains > just microorganisms...human DNA sequences are often present in microbiome datasets."
sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/dodgy-dna… "...the failures of the system obviously have implications beyond the backlog – there could be hundreds of innocent people behind bars, wrongly convicted of crimes they did not commit – a serious miscarriage of justice."
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Dodgy DNA Testing Casts Doubt on Thousands of Criminal Convictions
A scathing report into Queensland’s DNA testing methods, systems and processes could lead to many convictions being overturned on appeal.
"Bill requiring fingerprinting, #DNA samples of illegal aliens in custody passes committee #humanrights #DNArights #police 1819news.com/news/item/bill…
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Bill requiring fingerprinting, DNA samples of illegal aliens in…
Legislation that would require law enforcement in Alabama to collect fingerprints and DNA of illegal immigrants in custody passed the Senate Judiciary…
mercurynews.com/2023/05/15/app… Appeals court revives lawsuit challenging California district attorney’s DNA collection program Suit by two UCI professors contends the program pressures low-level defendants to give up their #DNA in exchange for leniency #HumanRights #DNAprivacy
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Appeals court revives lawsuit challenging California district attorney’s DNA collection program
Appeals court rules that criminal defendants who “voluntarily” give up their DNA may not know the potential consequences, but DA’s office defends the program.
NYPD lawsuit claims department maintains DNA database with no warrant #DNAdatabases topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settle…
"it was “extraordinary” that all of the science involved in DNA analysis, from Crick and Watson to Alec Jeffreys, the father of DNA fingerprinting, could be defeated by the least technical step in the process: the closing of a plastic bag." theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/f…
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Police in England and Wales botch more than 1,500 DNA samples
Officers failed to seal bags correctly in most of last year’s dud or lost samples, reports biometrics commissioner
news.yahoo.com/nypd-falters-p… NYPD falters on promise of DNA database demographic transparency, advocates say "Many people with DNA in the database have not been convicted of a crime or even arrested." #DNAdatabase #humanrights
"The report revealed lab managers had focused on speed rather than accuracy in DNA testing and that “scourge” affected the validation of processes and equipment, time management and resources." #DNAdatabases theguardian.com/science/2022/d…
theguardian.com
Queensland DNA lab to be ‘rebuilt from ground up’ after damning report, government says
Samples to be retested and double jeopardy laws potentially reformed so serious crimes can be re-prosecuted after 123 recommendations accepted
When DNA Samples Are Complicated: Calculating Variation in Mixed Samples Interpretation nij.ojp.gov/topics/article… #DNAdatabases
In a high-profile murder case, New York police swabbed hundreds of Black men, illegally used a private DNA lab, relied on the scientifically contested practice of DNA phenotyping to implicate a suspect, and then concealed their tactics. thenation.com/article/societ…
themarshallproject.org/2018/04/19/fra… Worth a re-visit to this key 2018 article highlighting human rights issues of #DNA forensics "We leave traces of our genetic material everywhere, even on things we’ve never touched. That got Lukis Anderson charged with a brutal crime he didn’t commit"
Philippines bill raises ethical concerns: "this is becoming an ethical issue..bc it allows the state to monitor and surveillance of people who may not be involved in a particular crime but partially matches the DNA sample obtained from a crime scene" newsinfo.inquirer.net/1678311/house-…
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House panel OKs consolidation of bills creating forensic database | Inquirer News
A House of Representatives panel has moved to consolidate bills proposing the creation of a forensic database for DNA.
vice.com/en/article/pkg… “Broad dissemination of what is essentially a computer-generated guess can lead to mass surveillance of any Black man approximately 5'4", both by their community and by law enforcement”
Sex Assault Victim Sues City for Using Her #DNA to Arrest Her The federal lawsuit contends the city instituted and maintained an unconstitutional #DNAdatabase of crime victims’ DNA without the individual’s consent or knowledge. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/ra…
english.elpais.com/science-tech/2… The unpleasant surprises of genetic ancestry testing Some customers don’t like what they find, and certain #DNA businesses share their data with pharmaceutical companies and law enforcement agencies #MyDNARights
english.elpais.com
The unpleasant surprises of genetic ancestry testing
Some customers don’t like what they find, and certain DNA businesses share their data with pharmaceutical companies and law enforcement agencies
Is Ireland's #DNA Database at risk of a cyber attack? rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
rte.ie
Is Ireland's DNA database at risk of a cyber attack?
Cian McCormack reports on the cyber security of Ireland's DNA database.
"In Texas, the state gave blood spots to the federal government to help build a #DNA #database to crack cold cases and identify missing persons. In Minnesota, researchers used them to look for emerging trends among newborns by ethnic group and region." newjerseymonitor.com/2022/08/01/in-…
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In battle over baby blood, Michigan case could have implications in N.J. • New Jersey Monitor
A Michigan attorney has waged a 5-year fight against the indefinite storage of newborn blood spots, a case that could impact N.J.
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