The Dangerous Use of Genetic Information
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2023-11
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Emerald
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The extensive use and ready availability of genetic information pose social and legal danger. The eugenics movement of the 1920s and the general acceptance of genetic essentialism provide context for considering contemporary examples of the dangerous uses of genetic information: social and legal discrimination, the limits of data protection, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and genetics as used in white nationalist circles. This review suggests how eugenics may be revitalized in the 21st century and research-recommended ways to avoid repeating the hijacking of society by encouraging people to make informed decisions about the use of genetic information.
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Data privacy; DNA testing; Eugenics; Genetic information; White nationalism
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Johnson, D.E. and Shaw, D.J. (2023), "The dangerous use of genetic information", Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 533-549.
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