UK: Baby DNA Idea Sparks New Concerns
Civil liberties campaigners have expressed concerns over a senior policeman's idea that taking DNA from babies could help solve crimes.More here.
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.
posted by Fergie @ 12/12/2006 07:09:00 PM
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