A judge has approved a warrant for law enforcement to access the database of DNA profiler GEDmatch, a landmark ruling which may have serious privacy implications.
DNA matches could provide the answers to criminal investigations gone cold; however, the question of whether the police should have access to the extremely sensitive DNA information of the masses in the quest for the few has raised a series of ethical and privacy complications.
Commenting on the ruling are the following security professionals:
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Microsoft, and others, companies should only release information upon receiving a valid legal request...."
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@Javvad Malik, Security Awareness Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Microsoft, and others, companies should only release information upon receiving a valid legal request...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/security-and-privacy-experts-on-controversial-court-ruling-allows-police-to-plunder-dna-database-for-investigations
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The US needs a law like HIPAA to prevent all genetic databases from becoming police databases...."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The US needs a law like HIPAA to prevent all genetic databases from becoming police databases...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/security-and-privacy-experts-on-controversial-court-ruling-allows-police-to-plunder-dna-database-for-investigations
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@Brian Higgins, Security Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Law Enforcement must make a very strong case for the granting of Warrants by the UK Judiciary...."
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@Brian Higgins, Security Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Law Enforcement must make a very strong case for the granting of Warrants by the UK Judiciary...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/security-and-privacy-experts-on-controversial-court-ruling-allows-police-to-plunder-dna-database-for-investigations