[Rodeoclash]

> I personally don't have any murderous history to hide

I've been meaning to ask, could you please remove the curtains to your bedroom so I can see in? I know you're not doing anything wrong so you've got nothing to hide.

[flir]

Do you want a law that says people can't publish their own DNA SNPs?

Sounds like a free speech issue.

[Filligree]

Sounds like a good idea. Free speech isn’t the highest law.

[flir]

Now there's an opinion I don't often see on HN... hi, fellow European!

(Putting aside my modest proposal, I still want to be able to research my family history.)

[sofixa]

Already exists in some countries, like France. Non-court ordered DNA tests are illegal here, mostly for privacy reasons.

[jacquesm]

I think you missed the general tone of the GP's comment and inferred something they did not intend to say.

[barnabyjones]

I think his point was that using this qualifier gives more credence to the "nothing to hide" folks. The more people get used to saying it in defense, the easier it becomes to use as an attack.