• piecat@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Honestly terrifying. Once that info is out there, who knows what could happen.

      Will insurance use it to see if you’re pre-disposed to something and charge more?

      Will a fascist group use it to find groups they think are undesirable? What if there’s a genetic component or predisposition to being gay/trans?

      Will future terrorists or governments use it to engineer a virus that only affects a group of people? Assasinate an enemy and their entire family?

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        3 months ago

        You should probably just assume that your genetic information is already or will be out there at some point. If you want to protect against how it could be used against you, my suggestion would be to change your last name from a genetically-based one to one chosen by you. It isn’t foolproof since the name change is public record, but it creates a firewall that makes it harder.