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Personally, I'm okay if my DNA sample helps catch a cousin, brother, or other family member that is a murderer/rapist/etc. Less okay with them using my sample f

Personally, I'm okay if my DNA sample helps catch a cousin, brother, or other family member that is a murderer/rapist/etc. Less okay with them using my sample for promotional material, but I've never really seen that done except for people who clearly consent(ie by starring in a commercial or photo shoot for the company).

TomK32 8y ago
Until false positives land you in prison. https://gizmodo.com/when-bad-dna-tests-lead-to-false-convictions-1797915655 https://gizmodo.com/when-bad-dna-tests-lead-to-false-convict...
- oh_sigh 8y ago
  That is a general problem with DNA tests, regardless of how samples are collected or potential perpetrators are identified. And it seems like the solution is known and accepted by the courts now, at least in Taiwan: "don't rely on just 17 markers when performing DNA matching tests"
  - mikeash 8y ago
    It’s not, however, a problem that can affect you if your DNA isn’t in any database in the first place.
    - googlryas 8y ago
      The man in the linked story did not have his DNA in any database that the police used - they got his name volunteered from the people present at the crime scene. So yes it is a problem that can affect you if your DNA isn't in any database.
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rixrax 8y ago
Until another regime shows up that decides to neuter or eradicate people with a specific trait.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  You can do this already with a gene drive, no need to identify everyone with the trait.
- googlryas 8y ago
  Isn't this an argument against doing anything except living the life of a hermit deep in the woods? Have a drivers license? Murderous regime will know where you live and come kill you. Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you.
  - fucking_tragedy 8y ago
    History is littered with attempts at eradicating certain ethnicities and purging those deemed genetically inferior. > Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you. This is a legitimate concern for some, hence why things like Tor exist. We don't just throw our hands up in the air and go, "What can be done?" We acknowledge that risk exists and try to mitigate it.

TomK32 8y ago

Until false positives land you in prison. https://gizmodo.com/when-bad-dna-tests-lead-to-false-convictions-1797915655 https://gizmodo.com/when-bad-dna-tests-lead-to-false-convict...

oh_sigh 8y ago
That is a general problem with DNA tests, regardless of how samples are collected or potential perpetrators are identified. And it seems like the solution is known and accepted by the courts now, at least in Taiwan: "don't rely on just 17 markers when performing DNA matching tests"
- mikeash 8y ago
  It’s not, however, a problem that can affect you if your DNA isn’t in any database in the first place.
  - googlryas 8y ago
    The man in the linked story did not have his DNA in any database that the police used - they got his name volunteered from the people present at the crime scene. So yes it is a problem that can affect you if your DNA isn't in any database.
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rixrax 8y ago

Until another regime shows up that decides to neuter or eradicate people with a specific trait.

toomuchtodo 8y ago
You can do this already with a gene drive, no need to identify everyone with the trait.
googlryas 8y ago
Isn't this an argument against doing anything except living the life of a hermit deep in the woods? Have a drivers license? Murderous regime will know where you live and come kill you. Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you.
- fucking_tragedy 8y ago
  History is littered with attempts at eradicating certain ethnicities and purging those deemed genetically inferior. > Use the internet via an ISP? Murderous regime will know what you look at and come kill you. This is a legitimate concern for some, hence why things like Tor exist. We don't just throw our hands up in the air and go, "What can be done?" We acknowledge that risk exists and try to mitigate it.