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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by fc417fc802 on Monday March 24, 2025 @02:29AM (#43458188)
That sort of thing is already in widespread usage. For example palm geometry readers as a biometric factor to go along with a key card at a building entrance.

Although in the future I imagine it's more likely to be things like arm to torso ratio or gait recognition or similar, done via machine vision.

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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by raverbashing on Monday March 24, 2025 @03:29AM (#43458399)
It's different

Biometric comparison is commonplace, once you give your biometric info

What I'm saying is that people would be id'd by a biometric measure derived from a genetic measure

(and yes of course I watched Gattaca already)

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