Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is currently being discussed in parliament. It removes the safeguards that currently apply to people's genetic information.
If the Bill is passed, everyone in the UK will lose control over how their genetic information is shared and used. This could create a 'surveillance state', in which every individual and their relatives can be tracked using their DNA. People's genetic information would be open to commercial exploitation and to security risks resulting from misuse by foreign governments.
Read GeneWatch UK's press release, briefing and parliamentary briefing on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.
Resources
- Press releases
- GeneWatch publications
- GeneWatch UK Briefing: The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: A dangerous loss of personal control over genetic information 11th December 2023
- GeneWatch UK comments on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: serious implications for public trust in the use of genetic data 20th November 2023
- External links