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So much DNA has been sequenced that it threatens other people's privacy

1 pointsby ALeeover 6 years ago

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bb2018over 6 years ago
Do others on HN not quite see the harm here? I think ultimately I don&#x27;t know why (morally&#x2F;legally&#x2F;etc.) one is entitled to have absolute privacy over one&#x27;s DNA. If you leave your DNA somewhere I don&#x27;t see why others couldn&#x27;t take it. Similarly, people have a right to ID others by people&#x27;s face. This is just slightly more nuanced.<p>I see huge upside (as mentioned in the article it is becoming harder and harder to get away with vicious crimes) with limited downside.<p>I know it sounds&#x2F;seems unnatural to be identified by your DNA, but what is the actual worst case scenario of this?
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