In an age of ubiquitous data, we need to decide what we, as a society, are going to do with that data. Do we respect a formally expunged record? Or do we cont

In an age of ubiquitous data, we need to decide what we, as a society, are going to do with that data. Do we respect a formally expunged record? Or do we continue to discriminate? Do we make such discrimination illegal, e.g. in employment, housing, etc.? When everyone's genome, and now microflora composition, are known, do we discriminate on that basis? Perhaps people would be more willing to share such data -- including especially for the advancement of health care -- if ALL people benefited. Rather than e.g. finding oneself excluded from health care insurance, by selection or by pricing. On problem with the absoluteness of some formulations of "free market", is that it fundamentally separates us from each other. We don't act in concert, because, essentially, we don't have each other's backs. Any vulnerability that might advance the common good, must instead be hidden, if it can. Would you rather learn from our diversity, or expunge it? Right now, there are a lot of voices finding short-term arbitrage in arguments and decisions that essentially boil down to "expunge." And, I'm not talking about "the record." I'm talking about the people involved. Bad health? Poor decision? Ostracism and a shortened, second-class life for you. Regardless.