http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/now_that_is_ope.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:47:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/10/now_that_is_ope.html/comment-page-1#comment-46622 Logical Extremes Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:35:18 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/10/now-that-is-open-source.html#comment-46622 Scary stuff. Unchecked, I only see a rapid rise in social darwinism, even eugenics. And unchecked it will be since it's nearly impossible to secure this kind of information in massive databases. This is one of the biggest ethical problems our society will face as the technology advances. And, it's a global issue. Even if the US has a national health program and somehow manages to successfully handle al of this highly personal information, one may wish to visit or relocate a country that is less protective of DNA privacy rights. Scary stuff. Unchecked, I only see a rapid rise in social darwinism, even eugenics. And unchecked it will be since it’s nearly impossible to secure this kind of information in massive databases. This is one of the biggest ethical problems our society will face as the technology advances. And, it’s a global issue. Even if the US has a national health program and somehow manages to successfully handle al of this highly personal information, one may wish to visit or relocate a country that is less protective of DNA privacy rights.

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