California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle.
How does it protect people’s identities? Edit: it helps the government identify people. People should have the choice to keep their personal generic information private. If it’s in people’s best interest then tell them how they benefit from it and let them decide.
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The DMV is going to do genetic testing when you apply for an ID? Or a bank will require it for a loan?
When you look at the way the world works you see this will just be another tool used to control and exploit people.
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One interesting thing, a fingerprint is (from what i can tell) re-obtained because the fingerprint data is internal use only. The doctors, The government, the military and the jailers dont share this data with eachother. With DNA, it sounds like the doctors are giving your DNA at birth to the government, the military, the jailers, the advertisers, and your insurance company. These parties dont just know your child’s perminant identity AND their risk of medical problems or their biologicaly created mential shortcomings, now they know yours, your famialy’s and a little bit about unconcenting strangers.
Its like if 23andMe almost exclusively used its data to hold power over you.
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