DISQUS

Some courts have upheld the view that you own your body as property. In this view your DNA (and its source material) is your property, and so property rights apply.

But arguing backwards, from existing property or privacy law, attempts to impose old templates on new problems.

Best to go back to the underlying intent of the Bill of Rights, which allocates certain inviolate powers to the individual upon which governments can not encroach. Hence, a new understanding of privacy that can be refined through further legislation, protecting individuals from government information & control mechanisms like DNA databases.

Great job of exploding the myth of controlled media and how we need to be saved from it... by those who would control it "better!"

But the crux of your argument -- that new forms of media guarantee viewpoint diversity and freedom of expression -- does not obviate the fact that our society is undergoing massive consolidation among the traditional media.

Look at the degree of radio consolidation, for example -- http://www.futureofmusic.org/images/FMCradiostu...

I agree with the overwhelming public sentiment against traditional media oligopolies expressed during the FCC hearings on this subject.

For consumers who *do* care about their privacy, I recommend downloading the E-book "How to Secure Windows and Your Privacy" from -- www.rexxinfo.org/How_to_Secure_Windows_and_Your...

It's free, comprehensive, and objective.