TY - JOUR
T1 - Forensic DNA phenotyping
T2 - Developing a model privacy impact assessment
AU - SCUDDER, Nathan
AU - MCNEVIN, Dennis
AU - KELTY, Sally
AU - Walsh, Simon J.
AU - ROBERTSON, James
N1 - Funding Information:
Research for this article was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship . This article also draws on research funded by the Endeavour Fellowships and Awards , a Department of Education and Training initiative.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Forensic scientists around the world are adopting new technology platforms capable of efficiently analysing a larger proportion of the human genome. Undertaking this analysis could provide significant operational benefits, particularly in giving investigators more information about the donor of genetic material, a particularly useful investigative lead. Such information could include predicting externally visible characteristics such as eye and hair colour, as well as biogeographical ancestry. This article looks at the adoption of this new technology from a privacy perspective, using this to inform and critique the application of a Privacy Impact Assessment to this emerging technology. Noting the benefits and limitations, the article develops a number of themes that would influence a model Privacy Impact Assessment as a contextual framework for forensic laboratories and law enforcement agencies considering implementing forensic DNA phenotyping for operational use.
AB - Forensic scientists around the world are adopting new technology platforms capable of efficiently analysing a larger proportion of the human genome. Undertaking this analysis could provide significant operational benefits, particularly in giving investigators more information about the donor of genetic material, a particularly useful investigative lead. Such information could include predicting externally visible characteristics such as eye and hair colour, as well as biogeographical ancestry. This article looks at the adoption of this new technology from a privacy perspective, using this to inform and critique the application of a Privacy Impact Assessment to this emerging technology. Noting the benefits and limitations, the article develops a number of themes that would influence a model Privacy Impact Assessment as a contextual framework for forensic laboratories and law enforcement agencies considering implementing forensic DNA phenotyping for operational use.
KW - Biogeographical ancestry
KW - DNA phenotyping
KW - Externally visible characteristics
KW - Forensic
KW - Privacy
KW - Privacy impact assessment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.03.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85043978345
SN - 1872-4973
VL - 34
SP - 222
EP - 230
JO - Forensic Science International: Genetics
JF - Forensic Science International: Genetics
ER -