Your DNA on a DATABASE?

[esme]

I saw your post after mine esme about the number of matches.

 

yeah, sorry to labour the point, but a lot of people don't know it and assume a DNA database gives you the name, address, known associates, current location on google map, inside leg measurement and what the perp had for lunch and all it needs is everyone's DNA profile to make it work

[splodgeyAl]

lol, yeah, anything online, or even just on a private government network isn't secure. The more people have access the less secure it gets.

 

That was the point I was trying to make. Some technophobic MP telling everyone "of course it will be secure" obviously, does not make it secure. In fact, the belief that something is secure, when in fact it is insecure, makes it less secure than it was when everyone knew it was insecure.

 

 

 

PS If anyone has "secure" on their "Meeting Bingo" card - I guess you've just won!!

[esme]

damn! mine's got "insecure"

[andyofborg]

why would it be available on the internet anyway?

[melthebell]

NOTHING is 100% hack / criminal proof

[splodgeyAl]

damn! mine's got "insecure"

 

Only worth 2, I'm afraid!

[Karis]

This kind of system wouldn't just be available via the internet. It would require specialist hardware to access with many many failsafes and monitoring tools to prevent and restrict access to stolen technology.

 

It could be made exceptionally secure indeed.

[splodgeyAl]

This kind of system wouldn't just be available via the internet. It would require specialist hardware to access with many many failsafes and monitoring tools to prevent and restrict access to stolen technology.

 

It could be made exceptionally secure indeed.

 

Yes, of course it would...

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/police_discipline/

 

Over 400 police officers and support staff were caught and disciplined for misuse of IT systems last year.

 

The real figure could be higher because some forces declined to provide information.

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/16/moj_police_twitter_disciplinaries/

 

The Ministry of Justice and the Metropolitan Police have acknowledged disciplining staff for misusing online social networks.

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/21/google_data_censorship/

 

British authorities demand more data on Google users per capita than almost any other major democracy, newly-published figures have revealed.

 

The dominant search engine received 1,166 requests for private user data from British government organisations - the vast majority very likely from police and the intelligence agencies - in the 6 months to 31 December 2009.

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/20/fbi_phone/

 

The FBI fabricated terrorism emergencies to obtain thousands of phone records between 2002 and 2006, it's been revealed.

 

I could go on, but I doubt anyone cares about the reality of law enforcement and data mining...

[Twiglet]

Everyone seems to be obsessed with identifying perpetrators using the DNA database - in fact it's an incredibly useful tool for identifying victims. Even if the court case doesn't hang on DNA evidence, quick identification of the victim in the initial stages of a case is a major factor in the success of a criminal investigation.

[Cyclone]

As a potential victim Twiglet, I'd rather live with my personal information not in the governments hands and risk it taking a little longer to identify my mutilated body.