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Wow, it had never occurred to me that the government might establish mass, passive DNA collection. Sort of reminds me of the East Germans and their little scent
by Simulacra 3y ago
Wow, it had never occurred to me that the government might establish mass, passive DNA collection. Sort of reminds me of the East Germans and their little scent jars... Would the government have to tell us if they had collected our DNA through passive means in public?
- krunck 3y agoNo, you'd need something like a nasty pandemic where people willingly give bodily fluid samples. Like that'll ever happen... Just kidding. That would require a conspiracy on a scale never seen before that is just not possible considering how poorly coordinated governments are and would be stupid to do because if it were to be found out by the public would end in mass revolt.
- freedude 3y agoPerhaps you underestimate the desire for power over others that some among us possess. Or, perhaps you don't
- 1827163 3y agoEspecially with social media, the anger would spread throughout society like wildfire.
- aksss 3y agoUnless said government collaborated with social media companies to censor critical perspectives. Just kidding - like that’d ever happen!
- EMCymatics 3y agoIf we want to continue the scare train, the lockdowns probably increased social media use by a lot on private devices.
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago> Sort of reminds me of the East Germans and their little scent jars Can you explain that to me? I don't understand the reference.
- throwawayForMe2 3y agohttps://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/stasi-scent-jars/ https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-c...
- ignite 3y agoWell, they are already collecting covid DNA from wastewater: https://covid19.sccgov.org/dashboard-wastewater#3925188384-965585108 https://covid19.sccgov.org/dashboard-wastewater#3925188384-9... And they are looking for one person, who has interesting characteristic, from a covid perspective: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2023/06/08/covid-ohio-sewer-data-columbus-washington-court-house/70252331007/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2023/06/08/co...