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ComodoHacker
2150 days ago
Just wait until these fancy "smart" coffee cups with built-in nano-labs become ubiquitous.
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a_bonobo
2150 days ago
If we have nano-labs then we can also have nano-obfuscation-labs to protect our privacy - randomly mutate or CRISPR any DNA we shed
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mirimir
2150 days ago
Before that happens, I'm guessing that full DNA sequencing at birth will be a legal requirement. Like footprints are now.
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alcover
2149 days ago
Holly... You're right. This will happen. To an over-arching state this is the ultimate modus.
INSERT INTO Citizen(dob,ssn) VALUES 2030-10-28, sha(atgcaatgcatcgc..)
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kzrdude
2148 days ago
hashing (sha) is not very appropriate since you're not likely to ever reproduce exactly the same base pair sequence for the same person.
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