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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katharine Hay

BIZARRE: Scotland first country in world to publish biometrics code of practice - What They Never Told You

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Scotland has become the first country in the world to publish a special code that governs the use of DNA and other biometric data in a criminal justice setting.

Biometrics are a way to measure a person’s physical, biological, physiological or behavioural characteristics to establish or verify their identity.

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