kurtsh

No they want your DNA to track you.
Folks, have you seen GATTACA?

▶️ U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-border-dna-canadian-man-cbp-cross-larson-dingell-raskin-9.7144472
#dna #ice #cbp #trump

U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample | CBC News

American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home.

CBC
Mar 28 at 4:03pmTusky
Show threadDeepDNA14h ago
@kurtsh The GATTACA comparison is apt. What makes DNA collection at borders especially concerning is that genetic data isn't just identification — it reveals health predispositions, family relationships, and ancestry. Unlike a fingerprint, it can be re-analyzed as science advances. Data collected today will say more about you in 10 years than it does now.
Show threadkurtsh14h ago

The ultimate & final invasion of privacy.

The ignorance of individuals that voluntarily handed over their DNA over to corporations & legally sign off of their DNA's analysis was the litmus test of how poorly educated people of America are about what their DNA says about them.

"I need health insurance!"
"Sorry, our records show your DNA is predisposed to too many ailments."
"How do you know that?"
"You trusted your DNA to 23andMe or Ancestry."

Show threadkurtsh11h ago
For anyone that isn't aware of the real implications of what DNA analysis means for humanity, GATTACA is a great movie about the very real threat of genetic discrimination, human tracking & policing.
☑️ GATTACA [1997] – Official Trailer (HD) | Now on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NIIZ2P-fiyI&si=hsOKC5iYrpzoCS7J
#gattaca #dna #discrimination
GATTACA [1997] – Official Trailer (HD) | Now on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital

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Show threadDeepDNA1h ago

@kurtsh There's a real concern here but the specifics matter. In the US, GINA already prohibits health insurers and employers from using genetic data. The actual gap is life insurance, disability, and long-term care — those aren't covered.

The bigger risk most people miss: when you test, you expose relatives who never consented. One person's data can identify third-degree cousins through DNA matching. That's how the Golden State Killer was caught — through a relative's upload.

Show threadLockpick Extreme13h ago
@kurtsh You and everyone you're related to.
Show threadkurtsh12h ago

Precisely. People that give up the privacy of their DNA, give up the DNA of everyone they're related to.

Congratulations 23andMe customer: You're the family snitch.

https://smartblackopinions.substack.com/p/dna-genealogy-searches-are-the-new?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

DNA genealogy searches are the new snitch in the family

How researching your family tree can uncover a criminal among you

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