People who hand over their DNA won’t care in the slightest. For the rest of us this confirms our understanding.
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/08/california-biob...
Is this something the ACLU is aware of?
This was four years ago, I wonder what the status is today.
Key sentences from the article:
There would be serious punishments for those who resist: Refusing the compulsory testing could mean a year in jail or a $33,000 fine
Kuwait's government says the database could be used to fight terrorism and crime
Ahh yes - the old, oft used and worn out terrorism excuse ...
Or Name... because someone might misuse it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recogni...
The implications for misuse of genetic information are even more serious.
Such as?
The thing people don't realize is that laws are highly ineffective against this sort of thing... as machines and algorithms are fed data and made to output numbers ... even the implementers don't totally understand what exactly is leading to discrimination.
In contrast the US and Europe have purchased testing by volunteers at levels that beat the military and approach involuntary state programs.
That the primary consequential use of these databases will be for law enforcement, not to tell you about your families history.