ENCODING IDENTITIES: THE CASE OF COMMERCIAL DNA DATABASE
summary
Panel argues that private US-based genealogical databases are now feeding police investigations worldwide, often via GEDmatch pilot workflows that enable kinship searches rather than traditional forensics. Methods reported are expert interviews and a Swedish pilot; results flag costs, uncertain accuracy, and two data breaches soon after testing. Legal gaps include GDPR limits, the Law Enforcement Directive, and proposed PRUM2 automated matching; companies set access rules through terms of service, so commercial criteria and cross‑border hosting shape who gets identified.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 13:50Welcome
- 14:05Biometric mass surveillance
- 16:20PROM2 Regulation
- 18:40Relative DNA Searches
- 20:32Police Databases
- 21:33Camera in Focus
- 22:34Doorbells
- 23:18Mass Surveillance
- 24:07Opening Statement
- 26:43Consent
- 28:13Protection
- 39:15Law Enforcement
- 48:30Misconceptions
- 49:53Questions
- 57:21Household exemption
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