NA news Items:: Law Enforcement Database to Expand
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This was on one of my e-newsletters for those who are searching for ancestors via DNA - often called 'deep ancestry' because it looks for markers on mutations that happened many thousands of years ago (e.g., the last glacial maxim, for instance), and people use that kind of DNA testing as an adjunct to genealogy research for when there are no written records.
I consider this new law with DNA testing to be yet another dangerous thing for the fascist government of The Cretin & his evil minions to dabble in, and another invasion of privacy.
I see nothing good coming of this if the controls to use the data properly are not in place....
Bev
NonnyO
New Law Allows for More DNA Samples in Law Enforcement Database
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (GenomeWeb News)
President Bush signed a bill into law yesterday that expands the use
of DNA profiles and testing in law enforcement.
The law, Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005, or H.R.3402, can be found here
_http://thomas.loc.gov/_ (http://thomas.loc.gov/)
New US Legislation Could Be Boon for Forensic DNA Testing Shops
By Tien Shun Lee, ProteoMonitor editor
Currently, only convicted felons can be included in the federal DNA database, called the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. Five states authorize DNA testing of many arrested suspects, but the states are prohibited from uploading the DNA profiles into CODIS.
If the new legislation is passed, states will be allowed to upload DNA profiles from arrested suspects into the CODIS database. This could potentially result in millions of individuals being added to the database in coming years, according to forensics company Orchid Cellmark.
In addition, the new legislation will authorize the US Department of Justice to collect arrestee samples from all federal and military offenders. This could potentially involve an estimated 250,000 new DNA profiles annually.
The new legislation will also allow DNA samples to be taken from immigrants trying to cross the US border illegally. This could potentially affect 300,000 individuals each year.
Under the provisions of the bill, federal DNA grant money authorized under the 2005 President's DNA Testing Initiative, or Justice for All Act, can be used for forensic DNA testing of arrestees.
The bill, which is part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, or Senate Bill 1197, is now being finalized by Congress.
Thanks NonnyO
This was on one of my e-newsletters for those who are searching for ancestors via DNA - often called 'deep ancestry' because it looks for markers on mutations that happened many thousands of years ago (e.g., the last glacial maxim, for instance), and people use that kind of DNA testing as an adjunct to genealogy research for when there are no written records.
I consider this new law with DNA testing to be yet another dangerous thing for the fascist government of The Cretin & his evil minions to dabble in, and another invasion of privacy.
I see nothing good coming of this if the controls to use the data properly are not in place....
Bev
NonnyO
New Law Allows for More DNA Samples in Law Enforcement Database
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (GenomeWeb News)
President Bush signed a bill into law yesterday that expands the use
of DNA profiles and testing in law enforcement.
The law, Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005, or H.R.3402, can be found here
_http://thomas.loc.gov/_ (http://thomas.loc.gov/)
New US Legislation Could Be Boon for Forensic DNA Testing Shops
By Tien Shun Lee, ProteoMonitor editor
Currently, only convicted felons can be included in the federal DNA database, called the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. Five states authorize DNA testing of many arrested suspects, but the states are prohibited from uploading the DNA profiles into CODIS.
If the new legislation is passed, states will be allowed to upload DNA profiles from arrested suspects into the CODIS database. This could potentially result in millions of individuals being added to the database in coming years, according to forensics company Orchid Cellmark.
In addition, the new legislation will authorize the US Department of Justice to collect arrestee samples from all federal and military offenders. This could potentially involve an estimated 250,000 new DNA profiles annually.
The new legislation will also allow DNA samples to be taken from immigrants trying to cross the US border illegally. This could potentially affect 300,000 individuals each year.
Under the provisions of the bill, federal DNA grant money authorized under the 2005 President's DNA Testing Initiative, or Justice for All Act, can be used for forensic DNA testing of arrestees.
The bill, which is part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, or Senate Bill 1197, is now being finalized by Congress.
Thanks NonnyO
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