Arrest In Idaho Murders Is A Reminder That Your DNA Is Not Private Or Safe
On Friday, police finally arrested a suspect in the savage stabbing and murder of four University of Idaho students in November. According to law enforcement, 28-year-old criminology graduate student Bryan Christopher Kohberger was identified through DNA sourced from a public genealogy database. Kohberger’s arrest is a relief to Americans across the country, particularly the victims’ families and the traumatized Moscow, Idaho community. However, it is also a reminder that DNA technology is a dangerously unaddressed issue that poses a threat to personal freedoms, privacy, and safety.
Many wave away the privacy concerns because DNA has been used to catch criminals, including alleged murderers like Kohberger, but there’s no guarantee this technology will always be used for good. No institution on earth is incorruptible, and the FBI, CIA, and DHS have already illegally weaponized their power against the American people.
In response to alarm and outrage from users over the privacy violation, GEDmatch decided people would have the option to “opt-in” to allowing law enforcement to access their DNA. The hope was that the “opt-in” mechanism would protect the privacy of users who did not wish for their information to be shared. However, in the fall of 2019, a warrant by law enforcement in Florida demanded access to all of GEDmatch’s DNA profiles, including users who had not opted to give law enforcement access. GEDmatch complied with the warrant.
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Amazed at the # of people who cling to the belief that govt has the manpower to monitor every individual 24/7. They can barely monitor what a million registrants are up to most of the time, let alone 330 million Americans.
I wish i could say that i am surprised but our, and when i say our i mean all Americans freedoms and privacy are all but gone. if you don’t think that the government and its agencies are following each and every one of us now from birth you are incredibly naïve. Soon will be the days of face recognition camera’s that china has tracking every citizen of this country all in the name of keeping us “Safe”
Even living off the grid does not mean you are out of their reach
And yet the govt allowed you to post this opinion and to do so anonymously. Huh.
You do realize that in order to post anything on any platform requires a log in with an actual email address, right? You can make up any “user name” you want, but the INITIAL SIGN UP is via your email address.
If you think Google or whatever browser you’re using doesn’t collect your data and all the websites you go to, you, sir, are living in a delusion. I want what you’re smoking.