Biometrics Compliance and Legislation Defense & Government Personal data Privacy

Public Prosecution Service completes pilot with genealogical DNA databases and deploys new investigative tool

The Public Prosecution Service (OM), the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), and the police have completed their pilot with genealogical DNA databases. The result is a completely new investigative tool for the Netherlands for serious criminal cases. In two of the six selected cold cases, the pilot yielded useful leads. The method compares DNA profiles from […]