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In today’s society, people are very concerned about race.

Is Elizabeth Warren really Native American?

Is Obama black enough,

Is Mitt Romney really human? Or a cyborg sent from planet nine?

But if you thought you owned that DNA test, think again, because by getting a test done you just lost the rights to your genetic data!

Recently news came out that FamilyTreeDNA shared it’s databank of 2 million people with the FBI – so if you’ve taken a DNA test and were planning to murder someone, you might want to reconsider.

Now, I think we all agree that solving crimes is good.

But the Family Tree database is also free to access and can be used by anyone, which you probably didn’t know when you spat on that q-tip. Yes, Public DNA databases are a real thing, and they are a big risk to your privacy risks.

Scarily, the FBI can also use the database to find the relatives of criminals, and then use those relatives to find the real suspect.

Now, people who get their DNA tested don’t often realize that they’ve also consented to release their genetic data to that testing company.

Just like Facebook owns your usage data, about when you’ve been shopping for halloween costumes for dogs, the DNA testing company now owns your genetic data, and can theoretically do whatever they want with it.

If that sounds crazy, it’s not. This industry is so new that it’s hasn’t been regulated yet. Experts agree that “There is no legal limit on what they could do” with that information.

Ancestry.com, 23 & Me – this is all the Wild West. Congress hasn’t even had a chance to catch up – and we’re all like “take me genetic code and take my money!!”

Which brings up the fun issue of genetic privacy. The stuff we’re paying companies to take – it could be worth billions. For example, testing companies could sell your data to insurers, who can then deny you health insurance or life insurance based on your genetic profile. “Sorry sir, your results show you’re at risk of cancer – you can f*ck off! Next!”

And it’s not just DNA testing that’s a potential problem. In the past few years, all the biggest tech companies have all made moves to get into the health sector.

Google’s head of AI Jeff Dean was quoted as saying, "Healthcare is the single biggest white space for Google to move into."

Microsoft have just partnered with Walgreens to hold your medical information in the cloud.

Amazon has created the ABC Initiative with Berkshire Hathaway and Chase Bank, with the intention of revolutionizing healthcare by creating value from health data – what could possibly go wrong?

And Uber has launched Uber Health to potentially replace ambulances.

Ambulance Pool, anyone? 20% cheaper than a regular Ambulance, and triple the blood!

Now I love technology, it’s what brings my to your screen.

But tech companies aren’t known for their respect for privacy, so I might as well just tell you about my raging thrush infection now, because if Instagram’s gonna be in charge of protecting my medical records, they’ll be on Facebook next week.

What? That’s not even that gross – you know what is gross??

Having to look at the inside of someone’s uterus everytime they get knocked up. No Sharon, I don’t want to see your reproductive organs on my newsfeed!

There are big concerns about genetic privacy, and just liked no one cared about email server security until Benghazi, it’s likely no one will care about genetic security until someone in a garage in Galverston starts making little Hitler clones.

So, before you get a DNA test, just remember you’re giving away the most valuable thing you own, yourself.

But what do you guys think? Do you think politicians will protect your security before the Hitler Clones? Share your thoughts on Twitter with the hashtag Hitler Clones, or let us know in the comments below.

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