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Government to store DNA records of every NHS patient

Government to store DNA records of every NHS patient

The DNA of every man, woman and child in England will be profiled and stored under large-scale databases, according to a recent government announcement.  Under the project, every patient of the NHS will have the details of their genes, infections, past illnesses, sequenced over the next 5 years. This means that the government, along with medical authorities and other third[Read More…]

Police hit the streets to introduce mobile fingerprinting

Police hit the streets to introduce mobile fingerprinting

Police have taken to the streets to fingerprint people on demand, it has been revealed.   Last week, the Metropolitan police became the 25th force in the country to confirm that mobile fingerprinting scanners will be used by officers on the beat.   Initially the Met have 350 of these devices, linked to police Blackberry phones, which they claim can[Read More…]