Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA. Pre-employment DNA Tests Are Next.

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[–]ID10T 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I don't think you can effectively anonymize DNA. I have always recommended nobody use these DNA analysis services.

[–]IkeConn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There is only one reason for non medical DNA tests...to use the results against you. Especially health insurance providers.

[–]ID10T 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I can imagine a host of horrible consequences. Prospective employers screening candidates. Police and government agencies assigning criminal potential like minority report style pre-crime. Credit bureaus. You can't pay back a debt if you're dead, etc. etc.

When police started solving crimes based on relatives of criminals submitting their DNA, I saw it was a really bad road. I mean catching murderers is great, but the trade-off for civil liberties is far from worth it.

[–]TheMaharishi 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tax paying slaves don't need liberty. They only need to believe they have it.