[stankypickle]

I fully agree, but I think that is easier said than done.

It is conceivable that this would require massive amounts of money to lobby politicians and inform the public of an issues that most people don't give a shit about (Hell, people are so scientifically averse that vaccination is still a significant issues in 2019).

What makes this even more challenging is that there are parties whose interest is to exploit that information for their personal gain rather than helping the individuals with that DNA (e.g. insurance companies, government agencies, etc.). Those parties likely have access to more money and are more capable of lobbying and propagandizing for their interests.

[buboard]

No great advancement comes without dangers. But at the moment we seem to be stifling the benefits while allowing government surveillance to go through "for the good of society".

[stankypickle]

I agree. I wasn't implying that we should make DNA sequencing and storage illegal.