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Post by avordvet on Oct 30, 2018 5:30:33 GMT -5
Your DNA Is Out There. Do You Want Law Enforcement Using It?Drake Bennett, Kristen Brown, Oct 27 2018, 5:00 AM, Oct 30 2018, 4:04 AM (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- It’s certainly true that widespread DNA testing has forced secrets into the open. People shocked by the results of genetic tests now gather in “nonexpected parent” Facebook groups, some with more than a thousand members. At 23andMe, customer-support staffers sometimes have to play the role of comforting friend or therapist. “You may learn information about yourself that you do not anticipate,” the company wrote in an early version of its terms of service. “This information may evoke strong emotions and has the potential to alter your life and worldview.” Moore prides herself on her ability to keep confidences, but all in all, she’d rather live in a world with fewer of them. The threat of detection, she suggests, might dissuade future murderers, rapists, and con artists, perhaps even philanderers. “I’ve seen all kinds of secrets come out, and I’ve been shocked to learn what our society is really about, what people are really doing,” she says. “I don’t really see it as potentially bad that things are out there.” www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/your-dna-is-out-there-do-you-want-law-enforcement-using-it#gs.HgdwHKw
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