Re:One of the Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Worki...
by yks on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:10PM
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> If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place.
I don't support the point of view of the GP but in all fairness, if we come to the society where DNA is used for widespread discrimination, it will probably be semi-voluntarily collected from the majority of the citizens anyway (e.g. want to have a driver's license? submit the DNA)
Re:One of the Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Worki...
by maxerickson on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:53PM
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If some future hell has us ruining people because of their DNA, it's not gonna be opt in. At least not for very long.
Re:One of the Biggest At-Home DNA Testing Companies Is Worki...
by nickpsecurity on Friday February 01, 2019 @11:49PM
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Most of the problems today with privacy are opt-in. There's also a national security argument for dragnet surveillance. For another potential justification, I'll just throw in a great, older movie and a good, newer one:
No.
In the US, it is currently illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment.
Your DNA never changes. Once it's on record it's on record. This isn't like prohibition where as long as you quit before the law comes into effect you are safe.
If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place. Everyone else can be punished after the fact.