DNA company Genome Alberta's reasons online genetic profiling desireable...

[Brickjectivity]

But the issue of using genetics to identify users is not that simply labeled or dismissed.





This very same app could be used for good purposes as well. On Github, a Git code repository hosting service, the app developer provides examples of good uses:







1) Creating "safe spaces" online where frequently attacked and trolled victim groups can congregate, such as a female-only community



2) Ethnoreligious sects may wish to limit membership, e.g. Hasidic Jewish groups restricting access to Ashkenazi or Sephardic maternal haplogroups with the "Cohen" gene



3) Safer online dating sites that only partner people with a low likelihood of offspring with two recessive genes for congenital diseases



4) Pharmaceutical applications that check for genetic predisposition to negative drug interactions before dispensing



5) Groups defined by ethnic background, e.g. Black Panthers or NAACP members

That article says that the 'Dark Side' of genetic testing might be overplayed, and points to possible groups that it thinks might find genetic profiling helpful or ways that it might be used for 'Good'. Here's the link: http://genomealberta.ca/blogs/the-cure-for-genetic-datas-dark-side.aspx

So after looking at the article, do you feel that identifying yourself online with an electronic DNA test is a good idea?

 

[dust1n]

No, Disallow Access.

 

[Nakosis]

I might get the testing done for curiosity, but I see no benefit in releasing the information. I don't particularly care but I don't see any point in it for me.