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I also disagree. If a bad-actor wants your genetic information they just need to go somewhere you've been. You're constantly shedding DNA.

• logfromblammo 9y ago
  The DNA you leave behind when you touch things can actually be more useful than just the cellular DNA isolated from a genome test and put into a database. DNA analysis of your microbiota can indicate more than just what you are or who you are, but also your current health status, where you have been, and who you associate with. It would also be one way to distinguish between identical twins.
  • hartator 9y ago
    Identical twins have the same DNA.
    • onychomys 9y ago
      Sure, but they have different microbiomes.
• neonnoodle 9y ago
  If a bad actor wants to rob you, they can break into your house. But my door still has a lock on it.
• behringer 9y ago
  The problem is. The bad actors are stealing your data from the dna companies, not from your house...
• darpa_escapee 9y ago
  There's a reason databases exist. Consolidated and normalized data is light years easier to obtain and less time consuming than seeking out individual pieces of disparate data.