This is one of those intersections between Cool Science and Creepy Results. So much DNA has been sequenced by average people in the US, that a substantial proportion of Americans could be identified purely based on a DNA sample and a few additional clues.
That's both remarkable and, from a privacy and security standpoint, more than a bit disquieting.
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That was, of course, entirely predictable.
When they begin to saturate the legitimate marketplace, what do you think they're going to do in order to maintain their revenue stream?
Rhetorical question. In true Zuckerborg style, they'll start selling that data to all and sundry.
Would love to read this article, but LA Times won't let me. Where's +rare avis when you need them?
+Simon B I've seen similar stories the past few days, so you can probably find it there. LAT's interface is also awful (nearly as bad as Newsweek's), so finding another source is probably not a bad idea anyway.
https://www.sentinelsource.com/mcclatchy/so-many-people-have-had-their-dna-sequenced-that-they/article_67567b49-8680-5d86-a38c-95e226792bc6.html – reprint of the LAT article.
And just as blocked! If not worse 🙁
I'll have to wait or find a VPN