The author might not be aware of this, but DNA databases from companies like 23andMe are already being used for mass surveillance and police work. They don’t ne

The author might not be aware of this, but DNA databases from companies like 23andMe are already being used for mass surveillance and police work. They don’t need the entire gene sequence, they already have enough to identify you and invade your privacy more than you might think, especially in combination with other data and the data of other people. The Golden State Killer was caught because a distant relative submitted a DNA sample to one of these services. Thus, when the police submitted a DNA test report from the unknown killer to GEDmatch, it came back with some useful hits, which they were able to narrow down to just one person. Maybe you support the outcome in that particular case, but what happens when it’s your sibling that committed a crime, or they are a political dissident, or they practice the “wrong” religion? And remember that your DNA is one of the few pieces of personal information that is permanent and cannot be changed. https://www.science.org/content/article/we-will-find-you-dna-search-used-nab-golden-state-killer-can-home-about-60-white https://www.science.org/content/article/we-will-find-you-dna... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo