Privacy professionalsfromArs Technica2 days agoThe DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for yearsCustoms and Border Protection collected DNA from nearly 2,000 U.S. citizens, including minors, and uploaded samples to the FBI's CODIS without statutory authorization.
fromWIRED2 months agoDHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant ChildrenWyden confronted the agencies with demands this week to explain the scope, legality, and oversight of the government's DNA collection.US politics
Privacy professionalsfromwww.theguardian.com3 months agoUS immigration authorities collecting DNA information of children in criminal databaseUS immigration authorities are uploading migrants' DNA to a criminal database, raising privacy concerns.DNA collection includes children, some as young as four, with no criminal charges.