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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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2 results foundAuthor: Dubourg, Richard Title: DNA Retention Policy: Results of Analysis Relating to the Protections of ‘the Scottish Model’ Summary: This paper presents the results of the analysis on the protections provided by the Scottish policy on DNA retention. The analysis considered the length of time for which the offending risk of a group of individuals who might be subject to the retention policy is above the level observed in the general population. This was taken to provide an initial indication of the retention period which might be prima facie justified on this restricted criterion. Factors such as the costs of retention and the non-quantifiable effects on individual privacy would be expected to point towards a shorter, rather than longer, retention period, especially where statistical error gave a range of possible retention periods to be considered. Due to a lack of suitable information, it was not possible to consider these factors formally as part of the analysis. Details: London: Home Office, 2011. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report 58: Accessed April 11, 2012 at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/other-science-research/horr58/horr58-summary?view=Binary Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/other-science-research/horr58/horr58-summary?view=Binary Shelf Number: 124925 Keywords: DNA FingerprintingDNA Typing(U.K.)Evidence Retention |
Author: Lynch, Jennifer Title: From Fingerprints to DNA: Biometric Data Collection in U.S. Immigrant Communities and Beyond Summary: The collection of biometrics—including fingerprints, DNA, and face-recognition ready photographs—is becoming more and more a part of society. Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are in the process of expanding their biometrics databases to collect even more information, like face prints and iris scans. The expansion of biometric data collection, however, is uniquely affecting undocumented immigrants and immigrant communities. Under DHS’s Secure Communities program, for example, states are required to share their fingerprint data with DHS, thus subjecting undocumented and even documented immigrants in the United States to heightened fears of deportation should they have any interaction with law enforcement. In this report, co-sponsored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), author Jennifer Lynch explains the different technologies for collecting biometrics, as well as how that data is collected, stored and used. She raises concerns about data-sharing, legal protection, technological problems, then proposes changes to control and limit the storage of biometrics to benefit not only immigrants, but all people in the U.S. Details: Washington, DC: Immigration Policy Center, 2012. 23p. Source: Special Report: Internet Resource: Accessed June 7, 2012 at https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/filenode/BiometricsImmigration052112.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/filenode/BiometricsImmigration052112.pdf Shelf Number: 125330 Keywords: DNA FingerprintingEvidence RetentionForensicsImmigrants (U.S.) |