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ANTI-DNA SPAM MEASURES. "There would be few natural defences against biological spam, creating a lucrative market for anti-spam strategies, from synthetic vaccines to DNA-degrading detergents to obfuscating DNA tags."" " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi View in LinkedIn

MCDONALDS INSTALLS DNA SECURITY SYSTEM. "The Intruder Spray solution was introduced in 2008 and "contains a UV tracer and a unique DNA code, linking them irrefutably to the crime scene," according to SelectaDNA's website. To date, SelectaDNA has installed 13 Intruder Spray security systems in McDonald's across Australia. "Police are able to find SelectaDNA by using a UV Torch. The spray glows bright blue under UV light. By DNA Analysis, an offender can be linked to the premise."" " http://lnkd.in/dTU6wcD View in LinkedIn

DNA MISTING. "SelectaDNA, a British company, sells theft prevention systems that, when activated, mist coded DNA messages that persist on to skin and clothing, helping to link suspects to a crime scene. Deployed in public spaces, similar systems would tag everything that passes through the area, allowing effective tracing, even over long time-periods."" " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi View in LinkedIn

"SPEAR PHISHING AND STUXNET EQUIVALENTS. The software virus Stuxnet was designed for a single purpose: to undermine the control systems at the Natanz nuclear-enrichment plant, thereby slowing Iran's nuclear programme. The infection was designed to disrupt equipment operations while displaying to plant operators that all was well. Just as hackers, governments and spies have crafted specific cyber tools to focus on a particular target, so biological equivalents can be developed."" " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi MARIN View in LinkedIn

BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION DE MODO. "Countries using biometrics include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Gambia, Germany, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States. Among low-middle income countries, roughly 1.2 billion people have already received identification through a biometric identification program."" " http://lnkd.in/dKfqXT8 View in LinkedIn

HACKABLE BIOMETRIC SECURITY. "DNA will be used for identification and authentication, meaning that access to DNA databases will enable identity-related crimes." Biometrics is only as good as the security of the database of identities. Even the Israeli biometric database is considered by experts to be hackable." " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi http://lnkd.in/dqPJci8 View in LinkedIn

PHISHING ANALOGY FOR DNA. "A more sophisticated variant of spam, phishing, seeks surreptitiously to co-opt user login and other confidential information ... that mimic legitimate organisations' websites. Users typically receive official-looking emails that purport to come from their banks or other financial institutions with a link that clicks through to a criminal website. This encourages users to enter their valuable login details ... nearly 500 million phishing emails are distributed every day."" " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi View in LinkedIn

ID SPOOFING WITH DNA. "It is possible to fabricate DNA evidence. The scientists fabricated blood and saliva samples containing DNA from a person other than the donor of the blood and saliva. They also showed that if they had access to a DNA profile in a database, they could construct a sample of DNA to match that profile without obtaining any tissue from that person. “You can just engineer a crime scene ... Any biology undergraduate could perform this.”" " http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18dna.html?_r=0 View in LinkedIn

ABANDONED DNA. “In general the idea is anything you intentionally relinquish to the public, to scavengers, in the garbage, is free for anyone,” said Elizabeth Joh, professor of law at the University of California Davis. This is true for your hard drive, your diary, your credit card statements—and it’s true for your DNA, regardless of whether you realize you’re casting it aside."" " http://lnkd.in/ddFuvrG View in LinkedIn

BIO-DIGITAL ACCESS. "Companies such as agribusiness giant Monsanto have developed "terminator seeds" -- plants which have been genetically engineered so that all harvests are sterile, unable to produce further crops. By genetically modifying the seeds, Monsanto -- and others -- have thus created the biological equivalent of digital-rights management." http://lnkd.in/dYDhn9N View in LinkedIn