Legal Aspects

Articles examining privacy, civil liberties and regulatory issues around DNA collection and storage. Topics include database policies, surveillance concerns and courtroom uses.

DNA and Civil Rights

DNA databases raise serious questions about privacy, surveillance and how much power the state should have over personal information.

DNA Database and Juveniles

DNA databases store profiles of hundreds of thousands of UK juveniles, raising concerns about privacy and fairness even for those never charged or convicted.

DNA Databases and Samples

The UK holds the world's largest DNA database, storing millions of profiles collected from crime scenes and suspects since the mid-1990s.

DNA: Surveillance and Privacy

How DNA databases and surveillance are changing privacy rights in the UK and raising concerns about personal data misuse.

Famous Trials and DNA Testing

How DNA evidence has freed innocent people from death row and overturned wrongful convictions in high-profile cases.

Government Involvement in DNA Technology

Government regulation of DNA labs and testing balances public safety with concerns about privacy and personal freedom.

Police Misuse of DNA

Police hold hundreds of thousands of DNA profiles with incorrect names, raising serious questions about database security and potential misuse.

Post-Conviction DNA Analysis

DNA testing has freed over 200 wrongly convicted people in the US since the late 1980s, though many cases remain unresolved.