DNA testing and the right to privacy: some specific conflicts

DNA testing has become an important tool in different fields, such as criminal investigation or parental testing, in view of the fact that allows the identification of individuals by their respective DNA profiles. However, the implementation of DNA profiling techniques has implications for human rights. Storage and use of information compiled in DNA databases, or bodily intervention, may constitute, under certain circumstances, a violation or limitation of fundamental rights. This article aims to study certain conflicts dealing with DNA testing and the right to privacy.