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In the US, it is already illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. (a) Discrimination Based on Genetic Information.--It sha

In the US, it is already illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. (a) Discrimination Based on Genetic Information.--It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer-- (1) to fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge, any employee, or otherwise to discriminate against any employee with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of the employee, because of genetic information with respect to the employee; or (2) to limit, segregate, or classify the employees of the employer in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive any employee of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of the employee as an employee, because of genetic information with respect to the employee. https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/gina.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/gina.cfm

Mirioron 8y ago
Laws and governments change. They can change radically very quickly. That DNA database isn't going anywhere though.
barrkel 8y ago
You are only thinking about now. Do you think things will be the same in 20 years? Best of luck.
- kaybe 8y ago
  We all need that luck.
number_six 8y ago
It's pretty easy to not hire someone and say it was for something other than something you found in a DNA sample. Your putting the onus on me to prove that it was explicitly the results of my test that caused me not to be hired.
hinkley 8y ago
> In the US, it is already illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. No. In the US, it is currently illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. Your DNA never changes. Once it's on record it's on record. This isn't like prohibition where as long as you quit before the law comes into effect you are safe. If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place. Everyone else can be punished after the fact.
- yks 8y ago
  > If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place. I don't support the point of view of the GP but in all fairness, if we come to the society where DNA is used for widespread discrimination, it will probably be semi-voluntarily collected from the majority of the citizens anyway (e.g. want to have a driver's license? submit the DNA)
- maxerickson 8y ago
  If some future hell has us ruining people because of their DNA, it's not gonna be opt in. At least not for very long.
  - nickpsecurity 8y ago
    Most of the problems today with privacy are opt-in. There's also a national security argument for dragnet surveillance. For another potential justification, I'll just throw in a great, older movie and a good, newer one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_x-po_Nsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_x-po_Nsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWw4V6GTyKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWw4V6GTyKw

Mirioron 8y ago

Laws and governments change. They can change radically very quickly. That DNA database isn't going anywhere though.

barrkel 8y ago

You are only thinking about now. Do you think things will be the same in 20 years? Best of luck.

kaybe 8y ago
We all need that luck.

number_six 8y ago

It's pretty easy to not hire someone and say it was for something other than something you found in a DNA sample. Your putting the onus on me to prove that it was explicitly the results of my test that caused me not to be hired.

hinkley 8y ago

> In the US, it is already illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. No. In the US, it is currently illegal for genetic information to be used as a qualification for employment. Your DNA never changes. Once it's on record it's on record. This isn't like prohibition where as long as you quit before the law comes into effect you are safe. If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place. Everyone else can be punished after the fact.

yks 8y ago
> If there is ever a future time you can be punished for your DNA, the only people who can possibly be 'grandfathered' in are the ones who've avoided submitting their DNA in the first place. I don't support the point of view of the GP but in all fairness, if we come to the society where DNA is used for widespread discrimination, it will probably be semi-voluntarily collected from the majority of the citizens anyway (e.g. want to have a driver's license? submit the DNA)
maxerickson 8y ago
If some future hell has us ruining people because of their DNA, it's not gonna be opt in. At least not for very long.
- nickpsecurity 8y ago
  Most of the problems today with privacy are opt-in. There's also a national security argument for dragnet surveillance. For another potential justification, I'll just throw in a great, older movie and a good, newer one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_x-po_Nsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO_x-po_Nsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWw4V6GTyKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWw4V6GTyKw