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nexus © News available in the form of genetic tests. Australian courts have yet to decide whether genetic fingerprinting can be ac- cepted as evidence. There are several tech- niques for matching key patterns in DNA i . a Big Aunty Is Watching YOU #2 s8.ccr sons: Legislation which requires that people 4 ott give blood for matching purposes opens up a Bad Science Fiction Comes True range of civil liberties questions. In South Australia, blood can be taken from a person whois incustody butnot charged. In Western Ausrraliaa medical officercan be directed by a police officer to take blood. The WA Act Gi allows “such force as is reasonably necessary wx for that purpose”. In NSW, the Northern > Territory and the ACT, a magistrate’s order Nz, is required; in Victoria a person's consent must also be given. SMIT = \ Animal ID A number of new gadgets havemade ON GU ARD The RSPCA has endorsed a new possible the detailed surveillance of popula- animal ID system which involves inserting a tions in ways only dreamed of by the dicta- microchip encoded with anID number under tors of the past. Fifteen South Australian prisoners the skin of an animal - probably in the ear - A British Kodak electronics engineer are serving the last of their sentences in home which can be read by bouncing an electronic has invented a system that uses the veins in detention - while wearing a wide, black impulse off it from a hand-held gun-like the back of the hand or wrist to replace ‘electronic wristlet’ which is secured by riv- machine. signatures and other forms of certification ets around their wrists. Used widely in the National RSPCA president Hugh Worth for credit transactions. US, the device is part of a computer-con- said the Society would lobby all State gov- Joe Rice invented the device after a co- trolled system which telephones a prisoner’s ernments tomakc the system compulsory for worker stole his credit cards and went on a house atrandom intervals to check if they're dog, cat and horse owners within thenext two buying spree by forging his signature. home. The system, called On Guard, has years. The British Technology Group, a tech- been declined by some on the ‘inside’ be- “This society is fed up with being a nology transfer organisation, is devcloping a cause being at home but still in custody has vacuum cleaner for literally millions of ani- security system called Veincheck based on | been described as “mental torture”. mals every year,especially when so often the Mr Rice’s invention. An electronic camera When the phone rings, the detainee has animal is lost unnecessarily,” he said. scans the subcutaneous veins and converts 20 seconds to reach the phone, report their The system has been commercially the pattern into digital information for stor- presence and verify it by placing their elec- available for domestic use from several age in magnetic strips on credit cards or tronic shackle in a unit attached to the tele- companics for a few months. It was first Smartcards. phone. If there's no reply after three random developed for usc on cattle and shcep, and is A vein ID system has been marketed by calls, the SA Department of Correctional scen as a stepping-stone to a nationwide cat Eyedentify, a US company, since 1984. The Services puts out a warrant for their arrest. identification register which could reduce system uses low-intensity light to read the “It is designed to give our home deten- the feral cat population. patterns of veins in a person’s retina. The | tionsystem,whichhasasuccess rate of about The ID tags cost about 60 cents each and “Eyedentification” method is used mainly to 85%, more integrity,” said Mr Frank Blev- last ‘for the lifetime of the animal’. contol access to high-security buildings and ins, SA Minister of Correctional Services. -SMH monitor employces and prison inmates. Sydney Morning Herald Mr Rice says a person could program everything they own to function only when Genetic Fingerprinting Smart Cars activated by a Smartcard that recognises the owner’s vcin patterns. Smart number plate technology will The technology can also be easily | Australia’s first criminal trial in- | makeitpossibletomeasurethe road use -and adapted for use in retail outlets, but the sys- volving genetic ‘fingerprinting’ is due in the map the routes - of any road vehiele. By available in the form of genetic tests. Australian courts have yet to decide whether genetic fingerprinting can be ac- cepted as evidence. There are several tech- niques for matching key patterns in DNA present in blood, skin, semen, saliva and hair. Legislation which requires that people give blood for matching purposes opens upa range of civil liberties questions. In South Australia, blood can be taken from a person whois incustody butnot charged. In Western Ausrraliaa medical officercan be directed by a police officer to take blood. The WA Act allows “such force as is reasonably necessary for that purpose”. In NSW, the Northern Territory and the ACT, a magistrate’s order is required; in Victoria a person's consent must also be given. onary available in the form of genetic tests. Australian courts have yet to decide whether genetic fingerprinting can be ac- cepted as evidence. There are several tech- niques for matching key patterns in DNA = © a Big Aunty Is Watching YOu sesso Legislation which requires that people 4 ott give blood for matching purposes opens up a Bad Science Fiction Comes True range of civil liberties questions. In South Australia, blood can be taken from a person whois incustody butnot charged. In Western Ausrraliaa medical officercan be directed by a police officer to take blood. The WA Act Gi allows “such force as is reasonably necessary wx for that purpose”. In NSW, the Northern > Territory and the ACT, a magistrate’s order Nz, is required; in Victoria a person's consent must also be given. SMIT \ Animal ID A number of new gadgets havemade ON GU ARD The RSPCA has endorsed a new possible the detailed surveillance of popula- animal ID system which involves inserting a tions in ways only dreamed of by the dicta- microchip encoded with anID number under tors of the past. Fifteen South Australian prisoners the skin of an animal - probably in the ear - A British Kodak electronics engineer are serving the last of their sentences in home which can be read by bouncing an electronic has invented a system that uses the veins in detention - while wearing a wide, black impulse off it from a hand-held gun-like the back of the hand or wrist to replace ‘electronic wristlet’ which is secured by riv- machine. signatures and other forms of certification ets around their wrists. Used widely in the National RSPCA president Hugh Worth for credit transactions. US, the device is part of a computer-con- said the Society would lobby all State gov- Joe Rice invented the device after a co- trolled system which telephones a prisoner's ernments to make the system compulsory for worker stole his credit cards and went on a house atrandom intervals to check if they're dog, cat and horse owners within thenext two buying spree by forging his signature. home. The system, called On Guard, has years. The British Technology Group, a tech- been declined by some on the ‘inside’ be- “This society is fed up with being a nology transfer organisation, is devcloping a cause being at home but still in custody has vacuum cleaner for literally millions of ani- security system called Veincheck based on been described as “mental torture”. mals every year,especially when so often the Mr Rice’s invention. An electronic camera When the phone rings, the detainee has animal is lost unnecessarily,” he said. scans the subcutaneous veins and converts 20 seconds to reach the phone, report their The system has been commercially the pattern into digital information for stor- presence and verify it by placing their elec- available for domestic use from several age in magnetic strips on credit cards or tronic shackle in a unit attached to the tele- companics for a few months. It was first Smartcards. phone. If there's no reply after three random developed for usc on cattle and shcep, and is A vein ID system has been marketed by calls, the SA Department of Correctional scen as a stepping-stone to a nationwide cat Eyedentify, a US company, since 1984. The Services puts out a warrant for their arrest. identification register which could reduce system uses low-intensity light to read the “It is designed to give our home deten- the feral cat population. patterns of veins in a person’s retina. The | tionsystem,whichhasasuccess rate of about The ID tags cost about 60 cents each and “Eyedentification” method is used mainly to 85%, more integrity,” said Mr Frank Blev- last ‘for the lifetime of the animal’. control access to high-security buildings and ins, SA Minister of Correctional Services. -SMH monitor employces and prison inmates. Sydney Morning Herald Mr Rice says a person could program everything they own to function only when Genetic Fingerprinting Smart Cars activated by a Smartcard that recognises the owner’s vein patterns. Smart number plate technology will The technology can also be easily | Australia’s first criminal trial in- | makeitpossibletomeasurethe road use -and adapted for use in retail outlets, but the sys- volving genetic ‘fingerprinting’ is due in the map the routes - of any road vehiele. By tem is at least two ycars away from the Tasmanian Supreme Court. Blood samples placing sensors along the roads and magnetic marketplace. Vein patterns are much coarser were taken from 20 suspects for genetic strips on a vehicle's number plate, all road than fingerprints, and BTG scientists can matching during investigations into the use can be monitored - and taxed. Traffic enly say that a person’s vein pattern is murder of a Hobart woman in 1987. lights can also automatically respond to the “probably unique”. Aman has been committed fortrialover | amount of traffic, speed can be easily moni- - New York Times the murder, and key evidence is alleged to be tored and all vchicle movements recorded. NEXUS New ~ Autumn 1989 — Big Aunty Is Watching You Bad Science Fiction Comes True SMI Animal ID A number of new gadgets havemade ON GU ARD The RSPCA has endorsed a new possible the detailed surveillance of popula- animal ID system which involves inserting a tions in ways only dreamed of by the dicta- microchip encoded with anID number under tors of the past. Fifteen South Australian prisoners the skin of an animal - probably in the ear - A British Kodak electronics engineer are serving the last of their sentences in home which can be read by bouncing an electronic has invented a system that uses the veins in detention - while wearing a wide, black impulse off it from a hand-held gun-like the back of the hand or wrist to replace ‘electronic wristlet’ which is secured by riv- machine. signatures and other forms of certification ets around their wrists. Used widely in the National RSPCA president Hugh Worth for credit transactions. US, the device is part of a computer-con- said the Society would lobby all State gov- Joe Rice invented the device after a co- trolled system which telephones a prisoner’s ernments tomakc the system compulsory for worker stole his credit cards and went on a house atrandom intervals to check if they're dog, cat and horse owners within thenext two buying spree by forging his signature. home. The system, called On Guard, has years. The British Technology Group, a tech- been declined by some on the ‘inside’ be- “This society is fed up with being a nology transfer organisation, is devcloping a cause being at home but still in custody has vacuum cleaner for literally millions of ani- security system called Veincheck based on | been described as “mental torture”. mals every year,especially when so often the Mr Rice’s invention. An electronic camera When the phone rings, the detainee has animal is lost unnecessarily,” he said. scans the subcutaneous veins and converts 20 seconds to reach the phone, report their The system has been commercially the pattern into digital information for stor- presence and verify it by placing their elec- available for domestic use from several age in magnetic strips on credit cards or tronic shackle in a unit attached to the tele- companics for a few months. It was first Smartcards. phone. If there's no reply after three random developed for usc on cattle and shcep, and is A vein ID system has been marketed by calls, the SA Department of Correctional scen as a stepping-stone to a nationwide cat Eyedentify, a US company, since 1984. The Services puts out a warrant for their arrest. identification register which could reduce system uses low-intensity light to read the “It is designed to give our home deten- the feral cat population. patterns of veins in a person’s retina. The | tionsystem,whichhasasuccess rate of about The ID tags cost about 60 cents each and “Eyedentification” method is used mainly to 85%, more integrity,” said Mr Frank Blev- last ‘for the lifetime of the animal’. control access to high-security buildings and ins, SA Minister of Correctional Services. -SMH monitor employces and prison inmates. Sydney Morning Herald Mr Rice says a person could program everything they own to function only when Genetic Fingerprinting Smart Cars activated by a Smartcard that recognises the owner’s vcin patterns. Smart number plate technology will The technology can also be easily | Australia’s first criminal tial in- | makeitpossibletomeasure the road use-and adapted for use in retail outlets, but the sys- volving genetic ‘fingerprinting’ is due in the map the routes - of any road vehiele. By tem is at least two years away from the Tasmanian Supreme Court. Blood samples placing sensors along the roads and magnetic marketplace. Vein patterns are much coarser were taken from 20 suspects for genetic strips on a vehicle's number plate, all road than fingerprints, and BTG scientists can matching during investigations into the use can be monitored - and taxed. Traffic enly say that a person’s vein pattern is murder of a Hobart woman in 1987. lights can also automatically respond to the “probably unique”. Aman has been committed for trial over amount of traffic, speed can be easily moni- - New York Times the murder, and key evidence is alleged to be tored and all vchicle movements recorded. ON GUARD -SMH NEXUS New Times Eight - Autumn 1989 Smart Cars Genetic Fingerprinting