Talking about the tradeoffs between timeliness and accuracy is pretty abstract until you watch the Fed trying to read tea leaves from scraped LinkedIn data and online layoff announcements until the official data comes out

If this is how we treat the most private, most personal information we have, what clearer sign is there that we’ve stopped valuing privacy at all? (6/n)

And this data isn’t just about you. If a family member used the service, they may have shared part of your genetic story too. (5/n)

You can’t reset your genome. You can’t just change it the way you would a phone number. Real consent means transparency, limits, and the option to walk away—not a buried checkbox. (4/n)

We’re talking about raw DNA, tied to names, ancestry, health risks, and physical traits—over 15 million profiles in all. (3/n)

They say you’ll have “the same rights and protections” after the sale. But everyone deserves to understand—and control—what happens to their genetic code. Selling it without real consent isn’t that. (2/n)

I spoke about some of this with @davidalruiz.bsky.social back in April. It’s clearer than ever: the Trump administration is determined to breach Americans’ data, and SCOTUS is enabling it. www.newamerica.org/oti/in-the-n...

We keep hearing about “waste, fraud, and abuse,” but that’s not a concrete justification—it’s narrative cover. And #SCOTUS seems to have bought it.

Fully agree with Justices Kagan and Sotomayor: the government never made a credible case for immediate access. There’s no “irreparable harm” here—just a rush to breach privacy before the courts can rule.

Privacy laws exist for a reason. Letting a controversial, faux agency exploit Americans’ personal information should alarm everyone, regardless of politics.