Archive for November 18th, 2009

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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Policing, Crime and Private Security Bill - DNA of more sex offenders added to database. More DNA. Actually, how come there are still sex offenders’ DNA that isn’t on the database? Oh, hang on, the government is busy compiling innocent …

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Sometimes we should respect the law

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Controversy over the DNA database putters on. But I do wish that those arguing against it would stop trotting out the idea that “we are all innocent until …

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Illiberal responses to the national debt | openDemocracy

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Now, we’ve known since December that the Home Office policy of retaining innocent people’s DNA on the National DNA Database is illegal following the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the case of S and Marper (see PolicesStateUK …

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The dark ages - Big Brother Watch

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The electronic database was sacrificed as the sharpest barb of a twin pronged attack on civil rights in order to get plans on the continued indefinite retention of innocents on the DNA database through parliament. …

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Illiberal responses to the national debt #00198

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Now, we’ve known since December that the Home Office policy of retaining innocent people’s DNA on the National DNA Database is illegal following the …

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Innocents to remain on DNA database for six years

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

“Their new plans are little better than the last, hoarding innocent people’s DNA in defiance of the courts. “One of my constituents came to me to ask for …

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