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This might sound far-fetched, but I believe The government already has genetic information on north of 50% of the population. However, inefficient distribution

This might sound far-fetched, but I believe The government already has genetic information on north of 50% of the population. However, inefficient distribution of data and legalities of its use have deeply slowed widespread use. The future we should fear is one with an efficient and interconnected government, capable of pulling a DNA match out of a database five government agencies removed, on the side of the highway…

edgyquant 4y ago
Why should we fear this anymore than the current government?
- stjohnswarts 4y ago
  They already have too much power and know too much about us. Governments are really just the elite in control and not to be trusted. Sure some countries have a bit more turn over that others (democracies) but in the end you should always be suspicious of government and very very careful about whatever power you allow them to have through your vote. In many countries it is already too late without armed rebellion (turkey, china, russia, venezuela, for example)
  - edgyquant 4y ago
    I agree just stating that governments won’t be worse because of this.
gremlinsinc 4y ago
My biggest fear is footprinting tech that can literally follow us everywhere and even ID us if we're wearing a mask by our size+gait etc... Mix this with some dystopian social credit system where you get points for reporting the littlest offense to big brother, and some more spying tools to spy on our own people and we literally get thought police. Soon it'll be 1984 IRL. I don't plan on being criminal, but what's legal today could be criminal tomorrow, or what's legal in one city might not be in another, etc. I don't think we're there yet, but the future could turn all shades of bad if we don't get upset over privacy violations now.
ashwagary 4y ago
Not far fetched at all, people forget about the largest global DNA collection event in history that happened very recently, covid testing.

edgyquant 4y ago

Why should we fear this anymore than the current government?

stjohnswarts 4y ago
They already have too much power and know too much about us. Governments are really just the elite in control and not to be trusted. Sure some countries have a bit more turn over that others (democracies) but in the end you should always be suspicious of government and very very careful about whatever power you allow them to have through your vote. In many countries it is already too late without armed rebellion (turkey, china, russia, venezuela, for example)
- edgyquant 4y ago
  I agree just stating that governments won’t be worse because of this.

gremlinsinc 4y ago

My biggest fear is footprinting tech that can literally follow us everywhere and even ID us if we're wearing a mask by our size+gait etc... Mix this with some dystopian social credit system where you get points for reporting the littlest offense to big brother, and some more spying tools to spy on our own people and we literally get thought police. Soon it'll be 1984 IRL. I don't plan on being criminal, but what's legal today could be criminal tomorrow, or what's legal in one city might not be in another, etc. I don't think we're there yet, but the future could turn all shades of bad if we don't get upset over privacy violations now.

ashwagary 4y ago

Not far fetched at all, people forget about the largest global DNA collection event in history that happened very recently, covid testing.