> drusepth's relatives don't own drusepth's DNA.
This doesn't preclude drusepth from using their property in an assholish way.
>This would be similar to arguing that if I had an identical twin, I need my twin's consent to donate a photo of myself to a facial recognition library.
No, it'd just mean that you're an asshole if you do.
>But more generally, the arguments being raised here regarding risk of abuse of the data are predicated on tyrannical or illegal activities occurring. Instead of denying ourselves the benefits of cures derived from data such as this, why can we not build a society where the data is not abused?
Time scale. Societies come and go. To the extent that we don't have tyrannical ones they're not exactly long lived. Once you've given the data and power to the non-tyrannical government, you're screwed if tyranny ever swings around again. That's a huge gamble to make off of nothing given the history of all world governments. Seems far more likely they'll all be tyrannical again at some point than never again ever.
>I mean, what other technologies should we deny ourselves?
All of them. Technology is a perversion of our innate condition. A result of mate signalling gone off the rails.
>A tyrant can use tanks and troop transports to wage war on their citizens. Should we tear up the roads lest they be abused by tyranny?
Of course!