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"our DNA is private." How does one even come to such a conclusion?

• aswanson 9y ago
  It's the essence of who you are, your uniqueness against every other living thing on the planet. I can see how psychologically compelling that idea is, even though I disagree.
  • fixermark 9y ago
    That's going to be bad news for identical twins.
    • aswanson 9y ago
      Nah. They've got unique fingerprints. Initial conditions are always unique.
      • fixermark 9y ago
        What I mean is: should I be able to stop my identical twin from uploading his DNA to a genealogy site without my consent because we have identical DNA? Legally, the answer is pretty much "no" right now, and I think it's morally also "no."