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Correct. 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.nyti

by danhak 6y ago

Correct. 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 ago
  Utilizing 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 ago
    That is already illegal