In this special report, we discuss Beijing’s ambition over one of the most sensitive types of data—DNA. The Chinese Communist Party is allegedly collecting DNA around the world through a state-linked company offering COVID-19 testing assistance to other countries—granting it access to people’s biometric data. Bill Evanina, former director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and…
Rubio Unveils Bills Targeting China’s Collection of Americans’ DNA
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced two bills to counter the Chinese regime’s efforts to collect the genomic data of Americans through both legal and illegal means. The Republican senator, who has been a leading voice in addressing the issue, introduced the Genomics Expenditures and National Security Enhancement (GENE) Act and The Genomics Data Security…
Orange County DA Lands Conviction in 1993 Cold Case
April 15, 2021
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The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office has closed a 28-year cold case after working to clear a 30-year, countywide backlog of untested sexual assault kits, it said April 14. “Clearing the backlog of sexual assault kits has long been a priority of mine since I was a county supervisor,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in…
More Than a Threat: China Collects Americans’ DNA
Commentary In the past few years, the United States has come to the realization and consensus that China, with its ambition to achieve global domination and its complete disregard for ethics and humanity, has become the number one threat to the United States and the rest of the free world. Espionage by China has long…
Spitzer Blasts Lawsuit Against DNA Database Program
February 19, 2021
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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said a lawsuit challenging a DNA database overseen by his office was “outrageous” and “absurd.” University of California–Irvine (UCI) Law School professors and students filed the suit Feb. 16 in Orange County Superior Court against the county and Spitzer’s office, seeking an injunction to prevent the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office…
China in Focus (Feb. 16): Chinese Firm Could Have Collected DNA: Report
A Chinese biotech company tied to the country’s military had reportedly tried to set up virus test labs in the United States. An expert says Beijing could’ve used it to collect DNA data from Americans. A Chinese parent company breaks a deal with a U.S. software company after president Biden halts a Trump-era ban on…
China Is Collecting Americans’ DNA, Posing Major Security Risks: US Counterintelligence Agency
The Chinese regime has for years been collecting large amounts of American healthcare data, including sensitive genetic information—which pose serious privacy and national security risks, a top U.S. counterintelligence agency has warned. Alongside illegal means such as cyber hacking, Beijing has used investments in American biotech companies and partnerships with hospitals and universities to gain…
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