[bgill]

I said on day one this would be done and it was decidedly Big Brotherish. I would never submit a test.

In before the “but I did it and it’s GREAT!” posts.

[Sequoyah101]

Not for me. Some things are better left alone.

Problem is, even if you don’t submit, the linkages to others could be sorted out to maybe id you if they got a dna sample from you.

[cherry]

agree......people do not critically think about things..

if you told people 20 yrs ago that the govt was going to make everyone submit dna samples there would have been an uproar....

[grania]

I had my DNA done, with reservations. I wouldn't have done it if I had descendants or nieces/nephews. If I were still in the job market I wouldn't want information about any potential for genetic diseases to be on my record. I do dislike that available DNA could be used to determine if an individual is worth keeping alive, at some point in the future. (for all we know, that kind of engineering might already be going on). There's really nothing to stop a doctor or dentist from getting a patients DNA and getting it tested. (except ethics)

One thing I found disconcerting is that there's no verification that the DNA one has tested is actually their own. Assume someone was from a criminal family or had genetic factors they wanted to hide. All one does is send in the saliva sample and give their name and address.

It's beyond my limited comprehension to understand how we can be so concisely ID'd by a small vial of saliva. Or that scientists develop the knowledge to do so. Our world had one heck of a programmer!