Concerns of DNA profiling Bill

Q.  Which of the following are concerns, limitations and lacunae of the DNA profiling Bill?

1) Misuse of Data
2) Racial and Communal profiling
3) Reliability of DNA is not 100%
- Published on 01 Jun 16

a. 2, 3
b. 1, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 
  • There are many concerns and limitations in the bill. The concerns voiced are –
  • The DNA information bank is in violation of right to privacy;
  • there are chances of racial and communal profiling;
  • this will spur unnecessary testing;
  • there are chances of misuse of this data as there is no guarantee regarding safety of data and who all can access the data;
  • The DNA may not be reliable as there are DNA chimeras that have multiple genomes within them. Other times, DNA data recovered from a crime scene may not be enough to produce a correct match for the algorithms.
  • The bill introduces an intrusive mode of collecting samples from living persons called "intimate forensic procedure".

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