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I understand what they’re saying but I still don’t know what it means.

That doesn’t sound like any fun at all!

Confessions by proxy according to the article and cleared by DNA. I don’t see the relevance?

It’s a bit of both from what I gather. I.e. The Golden State killer was caught through GEDmatch and 23AM users have to manually upload their DNA profile to GEDmatch. On the other hand GEDmatch gave unrestricted, undisclosed access to law enforcement to dig throught their database until users started complaining and it became opt-in to allow LE access.

Fun fact, GEDmatch is now owned by Qiagen which operates in around 25 countries. I wonder how many DNA profiles they have access to. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve mapped the entire human species to some degree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo#Investigation

Yeah, I would advice against becoming a serial killer for starters.

People like that doesn’t know how much we have to hide.

I don’t even want people to know how I wipe my ass, let alone what genes I have.

It’s not about blaming the victims, but correctly identifying what caused the situation and give society at large a better chance of avoiding it from happening again. From not trusting magazines about how secure the new wondertech is, all the way to not reading and understanding the legal paper and agreements they’ve agreed to.

I don’t believe people should be robbed of their agency - You even bring up many good reasons for using 23AM despite being aware of the potential privacy issues. Rather, people should have the information to make a concious choice.

The blame for the situation is with the company. The crucial choice was always in the hand of the users.

I think your argument is so contrary to the ad-free reality I experience every day, I don’t think there’s any point of counter argue you as we will probably never find a common ground to debate our differing viewpoints on.

Only if you don’t watch the video where it’s discussed how these AI ads would work and the implication on privacy.

No, ass

Not the biggest: User choice.

I think it’s a rather human thing to do, explaining oneself when refusing to lend a hand. I also think warning friends, family and those I care for about what I consider dangerous to be quite nice.

I suppose we just have to agree to disagree about how we interact and care for our fellow humans.

I refuse to help people with installing any versions of windows out of ethical reasons, just like some tattooist refuse to tattoo people in the face or give them similarly stupid tattoos.

Yes, I’m arrogant enough to think I know better than those who haven’t considered the issue at all.