Por cá, a Base de dados genéticos avança. Lá fora, UK DNA database shared with other countries: The UK Home Office has admitted that DNA stored in the UK National DNA Database has been shared with other countries.
UK has today one of the largest law enforcement DNA database with profiles from 3.5 million people, including 500 000 children under 16 years old. The database was established in 1995.
Privacy concerns regarding the database have been expressed, especially when the database was revealed to contained more than 50 000 DNA profiles of children who have never been charged with any offence.
