DNA Database

Data breach affects nearly 7 million 23andMe profiles

Hacking

Data breach affects nearly 7 million 23andMe profiles

Data including family trees and birth years have been stolen

clock 05 December 2023 • 2 min read

Chips and Components

Of Raspberry Pi and CSI: how portable DNA analysis tools are helping police forensics, agriculture and medicine

What used to require a specialist lab can now be done in a box, researchers tell Computing

clock 05 May 2015 • 10 min read

Police

NPIA's mobile forensics will save £3m a year

Agency is now seeking private sector partners for technology it will launch in spring 2012

clock 05 December 2011 •

Public Sector

Home Office will not back down on DNA database

Government is fighting demands for retention of DNA

clock 28 June 2011 •

Public Sector

ID cards and the DNA database are for the scrapheap

Along with parts of the NPfIT and other costly government IT projects

clock 12 May 2010 • 1 min read

Public Sector

Debate on DNA database continues to rage

The issue of DNA profiling is likely to be embroiled in controversy in the run-up to the next election

clock 12 January 2010 • 4 min read

Public Sector

MPs to investigate police DNA arrests

Home affairs committee to look into claims that the police are arresting suspects to secure DNA for database

clock 25 November 2009 • 2 min read

Public Sector

Government drops DNA proposals

Plan to keep innocent people on DNA database for 6 to 12 years dropped to push Bill through Lords

clock 20 October 2009 • 1 min read

Public Sector

Government plans to keep innocent people's DNA on database

Those arrested but not convicted of serious crimes to stay on database for 12 years

clock 07 May 2009 • 2 min read

Public Sector

Government revises DNA database plans

Nearly 1m records could be expunged from DNA database

clock 06 May 2009 • 1 min read