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DNA Bill uploaded for feedback
The Department of Biotechnology, under the Ministry of Science & Technology, is soliciting feedback on the Human DNA Profiling Bill, a scanned copy of which has been uploaded to the DBT website – accessible here. It is dated June 9, 2015, and … Continue reading
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Replies to the government’s concerns with our criticism of the DNA Profiling Bill
In response to the piece ‘Modi Wants the DNA Profiling Bill Passed Right Away. Here’s Why It Shouldn’t Be‘, published July 24, 2015, Dr. J. Gowrishankar, Director of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, wrote a spirited response describing … Continue reading
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Here’s why the Human DNA Profiling Bill shouldn’t be passed in its current form
The Human DNA Profiling Bill which the Narendra Modi government wants to pass in the current session of Parliament is one of the most intrusive enactments of its kind anywhere in the world, a measure that will render obsolete the … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymisation, AP Shah, CDFD, CODIS, DBT, DNA profiling, Human DNA Profiling Bill, individualisation fallacy, privacy, right to be forgotten
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