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Technology is around consent. so after i get my dna tested, i can go on to gedmatch and i can upload my raw dna files to the website. here is the problem with that — i share dna with my relatives, and critics argue that once i've uploaded my dna and agree to law enforcement checks, i am — by association — also opting in my entire extended family. and using my dna, the police can link hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of my genetic relatives to a crime, potentially none of whom have consented to be on a database used by the police. shawna garber�*s link to danielle pixler came not becau...

Because danielle had uploaded her dna, but because someone she'd never met, who shared some of her dna, had. once one person puts up their dna, they're essentially agreeing for their entire extended family to be searchable, and that's a privacy issue, isn't it? well, it's an interesting issue. it's not really specific to dna. so suppose you and i are room—mates at a home and i'm not at the house and the police come in to your house and say "james, could i please take a look inside your home?" if you say yes, you've essentially accepted that invitation for both of us. law enforcement doesn't ...

Who shared some of her dna, had. once one person puts up their dna, they're essentially agreeing for their entire extended family to be searchable, and that's a privacy issue, isn't it? well, it's an interesting issue. it's not really specific to dna. so, suppose you and i are roommates at a home, and i'm not at the house, and the police come in to your house and say, "james, could i please take a look inside your home?" if you say yes, you've essentially accepted that invitation for both of us. law enforcement doesn't access the underlying dna but they do end up accessing the relationships th...

Google, Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn and WhatsApp have shared details with the Ministry

Social media firms seek time to comply with new digital rules May 25, 2021 Deadline ended on Tuesday but no govt action, yet Internet tech giants including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter could be in trouble as they are yet to fully comply with the new IT rules announced by the Government in February. The deadline to comply with the rules ended on Tuesday. But official sources, when asked if the Government plans to take any action for non-compliance, said the “companies have time till Tuesday, so we will take a call when the situation arises. However, at present there is no such plan in pl...