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inciampati on Sept 6, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: 23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia

It's super easy to find out whose is whose. To get hacked this way all you'd have to do is leave the house.

nikcub on Sept 6, 2017 [–]

Similar to the different concerns between mass surveillance and targeted surveillance

It's easy to link a database and profile millions of people. It's much higher effort for them to come and get my DNA.

Faark on Sept 7, 2017 | [–]

And they likely don't have to get your specific DNA. Just have to find a single willing relative.

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