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		oh_sigh on July 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles ... What could you do to a million or a billion people that would make life a nightmare for them if their biometric data was stolen en masse?

bkanber on July 23, 2020 | [–]

My concern is not what can be done today, but rather in 15 years.

victor9000 on July 23, 2020 | [–]

Discriminate against them based on medical conditions, persecute them based on "impurities" (think Hitler & Jews or China & Uyghurs), make them targets of fishing expeditions for unsolved crimes, etc.

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