>>>Aside from paternity, connection to what?<<<
Connection to a Crime.
A distant Relative’s DNA can lead to the Arrest of a Criminal with a little Detective Work. That is how the Golden State Killer finally got caught after Decades.
Imagine a Tyrannical Government using DNA to track down “Family associates’ of a targeted Enemy of the State.
This has Twilight Zone level implications.
“Imagine” is right. “Enemy of the state” wouldn’t give a damn, because if the government had to go to DNA for connection, it’s because “Enemy” doesn’t even know them.
Furthermore, how does the ability to find criminals over the objection of their relatives count as a bad thing?
Seriously, you people remind me of the backward masking hysterics.