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by rconti 3214 days ago
I leave my DNA all over the place.
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Yes, but nobody knows it's yours.
It's super easy to find out whose is whose. To get hacked this way all you'd have to do is leave the house.
Similar to the different concerns between mass surveillance and targeted surveillance

It's easy to link a database and profile millions of people. It's much higher effort for them to come and get my DNA.

And they likely don't have to get your specific DNA. Just have to find a single willing relative.