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That it's foolish to have your genome in a database because there is no guarantee with regard to how that data may be used or misused in the future, or even who
by danhak 6y ago
That it's foolish to have your genome in a database because there is no guarantee with regard to how that data may be used or misused in the future, or even who will own it.
- wolco 6y agoThat's like saying it's foolish to have your photos in a database.. Or Name... because someone might misuse it.
- tengbretson 6y agoThat very well might be the case.
- interestica 6y agoHow does this affect ancestry.ca, the Canadian wing? Is it operated separately? I suspect other laws might come into play for Canadian use data?
- danhak 6y agoCorrect. See, for example, this story about a man being arrested and jailed for a crime he didn’t commit because his photo was in a database: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recogni... The implications for misuse of genetic information are even more serious.
- xadhominemx 6y ago> The implications for misuse of genetic information are even more serious. Such as?
- stanfordkid 6y agoUtilizing biomarkers that are indicative of disease progression for discriminating against massive numbers of people -- for things like employment, healthcare and the like. The thing people don't realize is that laws are highly ineffective against this sort of thing... as machines and algorithms are fed data and made to output numbers ... even the implementers don't totally understand what exactly is leading to discrimination.
- xadhominemx 6y agoThat is already illegal
- peter303 6y agoChina and India are seeking capture a good fraction of their population. The US military types every soldier, but claims to remove data when you separate. In contrast the US and Europe have purchased testing by volunteers at levels that beat the military and approach involuntary state programs.
- Paul-ish 6y agoCalling it foolish implies choice. Your genome may be in the database if you have family that participates.