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You didn't need to supply accurate information, this isn't a bank here with any validation of your identity.
by switchbak 3y ago
You didn't need to supply accurate information, this isn't a bank here with any validation of your identity.
- bogwog 3y agoYou can at least change your name. You can't change your DNA, so when companies start selling that data it will be easy to detect when you give out fake information. The only missing piece is a way to scan your DNA as part of a login form.
- hot_gril 3y agoWhat good is my DNA without a real identity attached to it?
- bogwog 3y agoIdk, it probably has some value. But my point was that it's going to be difficult to prevent your real identity from becoming attached to your DNA forever. The moment your real (DNA, identity) pair leaks from a credible source, your privacy is permanently and retroactively ruined. So if 23andMe leaked a fake name with your DNA, it's out there in the hands of advertisers/scammers/governments/etc. From now on, anyone who gets access to your DNA will be able to build up data on you, and all it will take is a single leak/sale from a credible source to make it accurate. (...but in truth, I have no idea what "DNA data" looks like, or if it's even possible to use it for targeting...)
- hot_gril 3y agoIf someone else is leaking a credible ID/DNA combo, it doesn't matter whether or not I did 23andMe.
- switchbak 3y agoYeah I don't understand how someone's anonymous DNA being on that site makes the situation worse. If someone finds my DNA without my identity, they're no further ahead. If they do have my DNA and my identity, well the 23andme part gives no additional information. Maybe some day this will be a big concern, but by then we'll have much bigger things to worry about.