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Rethinking DNA Profiling in India
- October 29, 2012
DNA profile databases can be useful tools in solving crime, but given that the DNA profile of a person can reveal very personal information about the individual, including medical history, family history and so on, a more comprehensive legislation regulating the collection, use, analysis and storage of DNA samples needs included in the draft Human DNA Profiling Bill.
Read more →Privacy Perspectives on the 2012 -2013 Goa Beach Shack Policy
- October 25, 2012
CCTVs in India are increasingly being employed by private organizations and the government in India as a way to increase security and prevent/ deter crime from taking place. When the government mandates the use of CCTV’s for this purpose, it often does so by means of a blunt policy mandate, requiring the installation of CCTV systems, but without any further clarification as to who should oversee the use of the cameras, what bodies should have access to the records, how access should be granted or obtained, and how long the recordings should be retained.
Read more →The UK DNA Database and the European Court of Human Rights
- October 10, 2012
A presentation by Dr. Helen Wallace, Director, GeneWatch, UK
Read more →Transparency and Privacy
- October 10, 2012
The two concepts, transparency and privacy, can be both opposing and inter related. On one level the protection of individual privacy is achieved through institutional and governmental transparency, as transparency of actions taken by the government or private sector, concerning the individuals works to inspire trust. On another level situations of privacy and transparency bring out the question of how the public good should be balanced against public and private interests.
Read more →A Public Meeting on DNA Profiling Bill in Delhi
- October 03, 2012
On September 27, 2012, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a public talk at the Indian International Centre focused on the draft DNA Profiling Bill. Presenting at the meeting were international experts Dr. Helen Wallace, director of GeneWatch UK and Jeremy Gruber, president and executive director of the Council for Responsible Genetics US, and Dr. Anupuma Raina, senior scientist at AIIMs.
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- August 28, 2012
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- August 24, 2012
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- August 24, 2012
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- August 23, 2012
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