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Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics.

Does Tutankhamun’s DNA need consent?

Disregarding the fact that he was evil, Im not sure historical figures qualify for the same rights as we average people do. I think at most, we should respect what they respected, and Hitler did not respect privacy, so get fucked nazi, your DNA is ours.

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MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Someone who was alive in the last hundred years may well have identifiable descendents or cousins. Someone from 3,350 years ago, less likely.

Since we often tend to consider the next of kin or manager of an estate to be the legal entity able to make certain decisions following the death of the person in question, whether there is a known/discoverable agent to ask may be relevant in this kind of matter.

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KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
What privacy do you guys think your dna has???

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- Honytawk@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Your entire family tree
  
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  - KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Your dna contains that information, yes. But what is the privacy concern
    
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- Harvey656@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  While im alive? Don’t touchy, I don’t even want people taking pictures of me without permission let alone a strand of hair or skin flakes.
  
  But once im dead who cares, not my problem anymore.
  
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  - KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I know until the sexbots arrive that offer free simulated* sex for new subscribers
    
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    Harvey656@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Just what I wanted, a true to life Hitler sexbot.
    
    Actually now that I think about it that would make a banger anime.
    
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