Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 05/18/2011

Subject: The Court deems incompatible with the right to privacy (art. 8 of the ECHR) the conservation of DNA data of persons under investigation in the database of the police

Parties: R (on the application of GC) (FC) (Appellant) v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Respondent)

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing - Personal data: consent - Personal data: access - Personal data: rectification - Personal data: independent authority

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