> All the consequences of my dna leaking seem so extremely theoretical and unlikely that I’m willing to take the risk in exchange for a few minutes of fun reading a report about where my ancestors came from.
That's one of the things I've found odd about these discussions. Most of the concern seems to be about very theoretical things that we don't see in reality. On the other hand, the actual harm I'm seeing from mass surveillance is the fact that social media mobs often come through someone's life and try - often successfully - to ruin them.
The way things currently stand, the fact that I'm unable to delete Hacker News comments is much more of a threat than sending my DNA to 23andMe.
That's one of the things I've found odd about these discussions. Most of the concern seems to be about very theoretical things that we don't see in reality. On the other hand, the actual harm I'm seeing from mass surveillance is the fact that social media mobs often come through someone's life and try - often successfully - to ruin them.
The way things currently stand, the fact that I'm unable to delete Hacker News comments is much more of a threat than sending my DNA to 23andMe.