• phcorcoran@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      That’s typically the argument regarding being apprehensive about the government knowing your medical & family history; there’s historical precedent of governments making very not good laws based on those.

      Before WW2, the nazis basically outlawed being Jewish or Roma. A more recent example would be outlawing being gay or trans in some countries

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        7 days ago

        I’d argue there’s a much bigger historical precedent or governments not abusing that information and instead using that info to make informed policy decisions.

        If your government does that you have bigger problems than personal privacy and data collection.

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          7 days ago

          I do agree with you on that. I think it’s worth considering but it’s not inherently decisive