Inventor warns over abuse of DNA data: "Police and forensic scientists have embarked on 'a thoroughly dangerous' bid to boost the power of DNA fingerprinting, Sir Alec Jeffreys, the technology's inventor, has warned.
Jeffreys said new developments in the field have alarming implications for civil liberties, and could allow police to compile files containing highly personal data about a person's racial origins, medical history and psychological profile. He told The Observer, in an interview to mark the 20th anniversary of the first DNA fingerprint, that he was now 'very nervous' about developments in the field. "
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