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Police can now track killers using relatives' DNA – but should they?

8 August 2018

Genetic genealogy services are rapidly becoming a key source of forensic evidence, but do we really want the police to have access to everyone's DNA?
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Technology firms must develop new ways to jam Russia's fake news

20 February 2018

The FBI has revealed the lengths Russia's fake news operators will go to – now the likes of Facebook and Twitter must come up with a fix, says Paul Marks

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