smee

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[–] smee@poeng.link 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's a bit of both from what I gather. I.e. The Golden State killer was caught through GEDmatch and 23AM users have to manually upload their DNA profile to GEDmatch. On the other hand GEDmatch gave unrestricted, undisclosed access to law enforcement to dig throught their database until users started complaining and it became opt-in to allow LE access.

Fun fact, GEDmatch is now owned by Qiagen which operates in around 25 countries. I wonder how many DNA profiles they have access to. I wouldn't be surprised if they've mapped the entire human species to some degree.

[–] smee@poeng.link 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_James_DeAngelo#Investigation

Yeah, I would advice against becoming a serial killer for starters.

[–] smee@poeng.link 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

People like that doesn't know how much we have to hide.

I don't even want people to know how I wipe my ass, let alone what genes I have.

[–] smee@poeng.link 7 points 7 months ago

It's not about blaming the victims, but correctly identifying what caused the situation and give society at large a better chance of avoiding it from happening again. From not trusting magazines about how secure the new wondertech is, all the way to not reading and understanding the legal paper and agreements they've agreed to.

I don't believe people should be robbed of their agency - You even bring up many good reasons for using 23AM despite being aware of the potential privacy issues. Rather, people should have the information to make a concious choice.

The blame for the situation is with the company. The crucial choice was always in the hand of the users.

[–] smee@poeng.link 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

No, Bastøy is is considered the prison reward for the best behaving prisoners.

During their free time, inmates have access to horseback riding, fishing, tennis, and cross-country skiing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bast%C3%B8y_Prison

[–] smee@poeng.link 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The mass murdering child killer Breivik sued the government because he was only offered a Playstation 2, not the Playstation 3. And did not enjoy the pets he was allowed. 🤷

[–] smee@poeng.link 29 points 7 months ago

Norwegians when americans just come up and say "How are you?" and they don't really want to know in detail how we are but just want to be polite:

[–] smee@poeng.link 4 points 7 months ago

I live somewhere, but it's pronounced "On your screen".

[–] smee@poeng.link 4 points 7 months ago

Sippin on 'shire doesn't hit the spot, it hits everywhere!

[–] smee@poeng.link 4 points 7 months ago

I think your argument is so contrary to the ad-free reality I experience every day, I don't think there's any point of counter argue you as we will probably never find a common ground to debate our differing viewpoints on.

[–] smee@poeng.link 11 points 7 months ago

Only if you don't watch the video where it's discussed how these AI ads would work and the implication on privacy.

[–] smee@poeng.link 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how one fights with sex, but not enought to start watching hentai.

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