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Sending some company my DNA freaks me out more than Facebook's like-strategy to take over the Internet.
by Tawheed 16y ago
Sending some company my DNA freaks me out more than Facebook's like-strategy to take over the Internet.
- huhtenberg 16y agoThey require no verifiable personal information. You can send your spit in as John Doe.
- jfornear 16y agoWhat happens when John Doe becomes the suspect in a murder? ;) EDIT: In all seriousness, as this technology becomes cheaper and more advanced/insightful, I can imagine a future where these tests are required by the government in the name of cost efficiency. Then it will become a matter of trusting the government to guard and use our information responsibly...
- eps 16y agoYou may want to see the Gattaca movie ;)
- jamesbritt 16y agoWell, there's payment info attached to tests.
- jonknee 16y agoPay with a prepaid credit card. They're handy for all sorts of things. http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/visa_gift_card.html http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/visa_gift_card.ht...
- Tawheed 16y agoFalse. Unless they are taking my order over the phone which I block through caller id and take my payment in CASH and send my results to a random drop location, it is not anonymous at all.
- huhtenberg 16y agoYou can be buying the kit as a gift, and the person ending up using the kit can specify whatever name when "claiming" the kit on their website. There are no requirements for this name to be authentic and valid.