Eye prints or retinal scans in Kuwait | DNA test in Kuwait
Published in KUWAIT TIMES & quoted from Zawya
Q: What about eye prints or retinal scans?
Eye prints (retinal scans) are not currently adopted as criminal evidence in Kuwait due to the presence of more accurate technologies including fingerprinting and DNA. Eye prints are used in some countries but there is no international cooperation in this field due to lack of international databases of eye prints.
The DNA testing law that will go into effect this year is aimed at creating an integrated security database and does not include genealogical implications or affects personal freedoms and privacy. Senior officials told Kuwait Times that the law, the first of its kind in the world, will only be used for criminal security purposes. When the law (no. 78/2015) is applied, it will be binding on all citizens, expatriates and visitors too. A Kuwaiti security delegation had earlier visited Washington to study DNA testing systems there.
Eye prints or retinal scans in Kuwait
When will the mandatory DNA tests go in effect
What links the smart passport with DNA tests?
What if foreign visitors refuse to take the DNA test in Kuwait
Your DNA tests will not be use for lineage or genealogical purposes
In case of any disease detected in DNA test, then ?
How DNA test in Kuwait will respect the privacy
How Kuwait will collect our DNA samples
DNA testing in Kuwait and what is its basic purpose?
How Kuwait will use our DNA tests
The National Assembly passed the DNA testing law on July 2, 2015 that will be mandatory on everyone in Kuwait in order to fight crime and terrorism. Kuwait Times was given exclusive and rare access to the DNA lab located at the General Department of Criminal Evidence in Dajeej in an effort to learn more about the latest developments regarding the law.
Senior officials in charge of the project, who spoke to Kuwait Times on the condition of anonymity, explained how the database will be used, the process of collecting samples and privacy concerns.
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