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> no personal data more sensitive than our DNA

Personhood is in the brain, the most personal data is our thoughts. Dna is everywhere, in every tissue, in relatives, in other people, it s hardly the most personal thing

We are all 2.5 DNA degrees of separation from each other in here. Panicking over having some of it sampled doesn't make a lot of sense

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I could be wrong, but it seems the real worry about DNA being known is that one could be discriminated against for health care if one was prone to disease. That hasn't happened yet.

I did my DNA test with 23andMe and did not hide my identity as I figured such a fear is not likely to play out in my lifetime. I also have not committed any crimes worthy of forensics (yes, I drive over the speed limit and smoked dope when it wasn't legal but otherwise a good boy).

Except now they have it nicely paired with your medical records. Now any match will have a great chance to come up with complete medical history including everything else those data can be paired with.

And passport number, home address and date of birth.

... and? (I' m i europe)

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