we allow people to patent genome and segments of DNA because we believe that they can protect their interests and then sell their product. this is why herbal remedies aren't the billion dollar industry pharmeceuticals are, because you can't patent something that exists in nature. but shouldn't our biometric data be encrypted so that you could only verify, not reconstruct? biometric security is something we cannot mess up. the repercussions for identity theft with biometric data is scary. but maybe I'm just an idiot.
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we allow people to patent genome and segments of DNA because we believe that they can protect their interests and then sell their product. this is why herbal remedies aren't the billion dollar industry pharmeceuticals are, because you can't patent something that exists in nature. but shouldn't our biometric data be encrypted so that you could only verify, not reconstruct? biometric security is something we cannot mess up. the repercussions for identity theft with biometric data is scary. but maybe I'm just an idiot.