So, for EU citizens this means, if they visit US, that EU will also have their DNA, if I’m not wrong?

I simply hate being spied on. I also can’t logically understand, why to pay for a product, while still losing privacy at the same time. Then I came to linux, and it does the best of both worlds: It can be used for free, while respecting privacy. I still donate to my distro though, but it doesn’t force me to.

You’re my hero! It now works.

[Unit]
Description=Nomadnet Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/admin/.local/bin/nomadnet --daemon
Restart=on-failure
User=admin
Group=admin

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

So, now the service runs as a daemon. Is it a problem to login via SSH and use the command nomadnet (no daemon), while the daemon-service is running? Because it seems to be working when I try it?

Well, DNA contains the most sensitive information an individual has. Not only relations. For now, we have limited knowledge what the DNA is able to tell us about how a person looks, what kind of diseases he/she developes, etc… But very soon we will understand it much better and I think we’ll be shocked, what’s possible in the future.

And in that moment I don’t want my DNA to be out there. The possibilities of abuse are far too high in my opinion.

But it also strongly depends on the whole procedure: -> What kind of DNA-profile will be created? STR-profile or SNP-profile? STR = Short Tandem Repeats (less privacy intrusive, less markers) SNP = Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (used for 23andme, much more intrusive, usually > 300000 markers)

The golden-state-killer case shows: You can give your DNA and your cousin in the third degree can be identified (same grand-grand-grandfather) through SNP.

-> Will the sample be taken at the border? If the DNA has to be done directly at the border, who tells me the saliva sample will be disposed after creating the profile? We know US intelligence agencies collect all kinds of things.

But I need to say, I am not an expert in this field, just very cautious when it comes to genetic privacy.

DNA is pretty much privacy endgame. That’s pure madness.

Especially when I think about the relatives, who don’t want to share parts of their DNA. Imagine what intelligence agencies will do with it. This should be illegal, shouldn’t it?

I believe there will be absolutely no privacy when it comes to current commercial Chatbots. We’re already at such a high level of surveillance, that it’s absolutely naive to even think about your conversation being private.

Maybe we see some trustworthy privacy-orientated Chatbots in the future. But for now, true privacy can only be achieved via local hosting.

Extra information I found:

https://netzpolitik.org/2025/interne-dokumente-eu-staaten-einigen-sich-auf-freiwillige-chatkontrolle/

However, the compromise proposal that was formulated was contradictory. It had deleted the article on mandatory chat monitoring. However, another article stated that services should also implement voluntary measures.

Several states asked whether this wording “could lead to a de facto obligation.” The Legal Services agreed: “The wording could be interpreted in both ways.” The Council Presidency “made it clear that the text only contained an obligation to reduce risk, but not an obligation to disclose.”

The day after the meeting, the Council Presidency sent out what is likely to be the final draft of the Council’s legislation. It explicitly states: “Nothing in this Regulation shall be interpreted as imposing disclosure obligations on providers.”

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

It’s amazing to see, when people taste their own medicine.

GDPR is a great achievement for the EU. It’s a shame that greedy politicians want to take away our privacy again, step by step.