LONDON - Europe’s top human rights court yesterday struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record - a landmark decision that could force Britain to destroy nearly 1 million samples on its database.

Rights groups say the ruling could have even wider implications for the storage of other sensitive and personal data. “It’s a fantastic result after a seven-year, hard-fought battle,” said Peter Mahy, a lawyer who represented the two Britons.

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If John Kerry was Secretary of State he would try to get US laws subjected to binding review by the World Court in the Haugue

 

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