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You convinced me that, as I was already suspecting, there is no more risk in having your dna public than, for instance, having a picture of you on the internet. Arguably, even less.


"no more risk" is an odd way to frame it. Its all compounded. Having a pic of yourself online is a risk. Having your DNA leaked a risk. Carrying a cell phone is a risk. Using Google is a risk. The more risks you take you more likely you are to get screwed over.

It doesn't really matter if you're the guy who gets arrested for riding his bike (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/google-tracked-his-bike...) or the guy who gets arrested because of his DNA (https://www.science.org/content/article/forensics-gone-wrong...) or the guy who gets arrested due to facial recognition (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/tech/nijeer-parks-facial-reco...) it's going to suck for you either way. They're all just different types of ammo that will eventually be used against you somehow or other.




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