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Most of the time we're leaking our DNA all over the place by existing
by micromacrofoot 3y ago
Most of the time we're leaking our DNA all over the place by existing
- eimrine 3y agoThe DNA we are leaking is impossible to copy unlike the DNA we are sending to 23andme.
- atemerev 3y agoYou know, you can send other peoples DNA to sequencing services too…
- micromacrofoot 3y agoNanpore sequencing can be done with a device that can fit into your pocket, these devices can be found for less than $1000.
- boringuser2 3y agoWhy do you care again? It's DNA, not your BitWarden password.
- dekhn 3y agoNo; this is factually wrong.
- eimrine 3y agoAnd not even a bit of clarifying? If you can convert the DNA sample into two DNA copies without destroying the sample, probably you are a God.
- dekhn 3y agoYou said "The DNA we are leaking is impossible to copy unlike the DNA we are sending to 23andme." I said it was wrong because if people collect environmental human DNA samples and "copy" them (amplify with PCR). Not sure what you mean about destroying the sample- you typically take part of the sample and amplify it without destroying the whole thing. I'm just unsure of what you are trying to say here; I'm responding with purely factual answers based on modern DNA technology.
- croes 3y agoSo you would be ok if governments around the world have sample of yours and store it in a database?
- drivers99 3y agoYes. What's the problem?
- CyberDildonics 3y agoProve it by copy and pasting your DNA in a reply.
- hot_gril 3y agoSomeone did it above.
- dekhn 3y agoThere is no practical way to prevent it, so yes, it's OK because there is no reasonable alternative.
- croes 3y agoSo everything you can't prevent is ok?
- micromacrofoot 3y agoNo, the company in question made promises about the security of it and has broken those promises. Now their customer's DNA is potentially available to anyone (not just governments). They should pay dearly for breaking these promises. This is not the point of my original comment. The person I'm responding to is victim-blaming, and also making the completely silly claim that it's irresponsible to willingly "leak" DNA through some vague lens that it's going to be used to harm your descendants for generations. DNA sequencing is constantly becoming more affordable and accessible. Unless regulated, this will be data that gets collected and abused en-masse. It's a little expensive now, but I could easily sequence just about anyone's DNA today as long as I have some sort of physical access to a space they use. If that's the commenters concern, they'd be much better off focusing on that rather than blaming people for expecting a company to keep medical data secure.
- themaninthedark 3y agoYour SSN and credit card number are listed on many documents and are transmitted by you all the time, why do you have a problem posting them in clear text here for us?
- micromacrofoot 3y agowhat can you buy with my dna thanks to multiple health insurance breaches, if you know my name you can find my ssn