The privacy of our DNA is being increasingly eroded, a phenomenon highlighted by the rash of criminal cases recently solved using publicly-accessible genomic data. Now researchers have suggested, counter-intuitively, that surrendering our genetic information to a universal forensic database could actually make unwanted intrusion less likely. The idea of the government having access to every […]
Would a Universal Genetic Database Be a Crime-Solving Wonder, Or an Orwellian Nightmare?
Singularity Hub - 27 Nov 2018 17:00
The privacy of our DNA is being increasingly eroded, a phenomenon highlighted by the rash of criminal cases recently solved using publicly-accessible genomic data. Now researchers have suggested, counter-intuitively, that surrendering our genetic information to a universal forensic database could actually make unwanted intrusion less likely. The idea of the government having access to every […]
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