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With regards to political groups, what would DNA tell you that their Facebook profile and network wouldn't?

ChuckMcM 8y ago
Who their relatives are. One tool of political assassination is to out the <some bad thing> sibling of the { conservative | liberal } party candidate.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y ago
  I would think that if they had any connection with them, there would be a Facebook link. If there is not even a Facebook connection, I doubt that the fact that a politician has <some bad thing> sibling that they don't really keep in touch with is going to be a big deal.
  - ChuckMcM 8y ago
    But just because you know the names of the parents of someone doesn't mean that you know they happen to be cousins.
  - harlanlewis 8y ago
    Oh, what a blissful #fakenews-less reality that would be.
- wnevets 8y ago
  or in some countries actual assassinations or kidnappings of family members.
kgwxd 8y ago
People shouldn't be giving Facebook their info either.
wukerplank 8y ago
It would allow them a well targeted ethnic cleansing. To give you some ideas: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics
- wonderwonder 8y ago
  With respect, if we hit this point, it really doesn't matter if the company wants to share the data or not, the government is taking it.
  - erobbins 8y ago
    sure, but if it was anonymized/encrypted/some kind of "only the owner can see this" they couldn't do anything with it.
  - jmiserez 8y ago
    That is literally the exact reason why ever storing such data nonanonymously is a bad idea. It can and will be used.
  - roywiggins 8y ago
    I wouldn't underestimate the importance of technology. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust?wprov=...
lupire 8y ago
Replace "political group" with "ethnic or racial group". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule
azernik 8y ago
It could tell you who a masked protester was based on the blood they left behind on a rubber bullet left on the scene, or who sent a mailed-in tip to a newspaper based on saliva on the envelope. Just as DNA can help you find who did a criminal act, it can track down who did a political act.

Who their relatives are. One tool of political assassination is to out the <some bad thing> sibling of the { conservative | liberal } party candidate.

RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y ago
I would think that if they had any connection with them, there would be a Facebook link. If there is not even a Facebook connection, I doubt that the fact that a politician has <some bad thing> sibling that they don't really keep in touch with is going to be a big deal.
- ChuckMcM 8y ago
  But just because you know the names of the parents of someone doesn't mean that you know they happen to be cousins.
- harlanlewis 8y ago
  Oh, what a blissful #fakenews-less reality that would be.
wnevets 8y ago
or in some countries actual assassinations or kidnappings of family members.

kgwxd 8y ago

People shouldn't be giving Facebook their info either.

wukerplank 8y ago

It would allow them a well targeted ethnic cleansing. To give you some ideas: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_unworthy_of_life - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics

wonderwonder 8y ago
With respect, if we hit this point, it really doesn't matter if the company wants to share the data or not, the government is taking it.
- erobbins 8y ago
  sure, but if it was anonymized/encrypted/some kind of "only the owner can see this" they couldn't do anything with it.
- jmiserez 8y ago
  That is literally the exact reason why ever storing such data nonanonymously is a bad idea. It can and will be used.
- roywiggins 8y ago
  I wouldn't underestimate the importance of technology. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust?wprov=...

lupire 8y ago

Replace "political group" with "ethnic or racial group". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-drop_rule

azernik 8y ago

It could tell you who a masked protester was based on the blood they left behind on a rubber bullet left on the scene, or who sent a mailed-in tip to a newspaper based on saliva on the envelope. Just as DNA can help you find who did a criminal act, it can track down who did a political act.