DNA Databases and the Right to Privacy: Analysing the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022 and CODIS

By Jasel Mundhra DNA is, as the bioethicist George Annas described, an individual’s “future diary.”[1] DNA databases store what is akin to an individual’s genetic fingerprint, providing a lifelong means of identification and profiling. As of 2019, DNA databases exist in over 70 jurisdictions, including a large majority of European nations and the United States … Continue reading DNA Databases and the Right to Privacy: Analysing the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022 and CODIS