Within all of us are traces of the past, present, and future. We carry the imprint of our ancestors which resulted in the sequence of right now— us—in this moment, chock-full of quirks our children will inherit—all written into our DNA: the hereditary material found in everyone, but is so specific and unique to an individual that it can reveal how likely we are to have freckles, how we interpret different tastes and smells, if we're carriers for certain diseases, and how our genes indicate our overall well-being. DNA tells a story, acting as a roadmap through our body's deeply intimate data.
An individual's DNA is more identifying than a name, a social security number, or even a fingerprint.
So why is a multinational tech company with a focus on internet-related services and products so interested in the genetic codes of millions of strangers? Why does a company that data mines from you want to mine DNA from you?
And most importantly, why does Google want your DNA?
