How French Police Skirted European Privacy Laws to Hunt a Serial Rapist

In France, police have been using controversial methods to track down a serial rapist, sidestepping European privacy laws in the process. This has sparked a broader debate across nations about whether allowing police to access commercial DNA databases is justified in the pursuit of solving unsolved crimes, despite concerns from privacy-rights groups. The case underscores a significant tension between law enforcement's need to solve crimes and the protection of individual privacy rights, raising questions about the future of privacy regulations in Europe.