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The Future Crime Database: Concerns and Potential Abuses
TLDR A new database is being developed that can predict crime, but concerns about privacy and potential abuses have been raised. The combination of DNA and psychological profiling raises concerns about surveillance, vigilantism, and the labeling of individuals as potential criminals.
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00:00
The podcast episode is about how the future crime database will work.
03:46
A database is being developed that will be able to predict crime, but there are many problems and concerns associated with it.
07:21
A national DNA database was established in England in 1999, initially including only convicted criminals but later expanded to include anyone who has been arrested, resulting in a database of four million entries, making it the second largest DNA database in the world after the US.
10:52
Kids in England can have their DNA taken when they are arrested, which has raised concerns among human rights advocates, especially since it was revealed that half a million names in the DNA database are incorrect or misspelled.
14:36
The combination of DNA profiling and psychological profiling could potentially lead to the surveillance of individuals who have not committed a crime, raising concerns about privacy and the potential for abuse by law enforcement or hackers.
17:53
The potential for abuse and concerns about privacy arise from the possibility of vigilantism, police harassment, and the labeling of individuals as potential criminals based on DNA and behavioral profiles.
21:22
The future crime database will include a psychological profile, DNA, retinal scans, facial scans, and medical history.
24:50
The United States has a project called Future Attribute Screening Technologies that uses a mobile unit to read your pulse, breathing rate, and eye pupil dilation to predict if you're shifty or angry, but there are many problems with this type of screening.
28:26
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