The Dark Side of DNA Data:

Exploring the Privacy Implications of Aggregated Domestic Genomic Information

DNA data is being treated as a commercial asset, not the personal information that it is.

Preparing for the Future: Challenges and Threats Facing Developing World Cities
Aniika Gjesvold Cantero Aniika Gjesvold Cantero

Preparing for the Future: Challenges and Threats Facing Developing World Cities

The increasing population and littoralization around coastlines bring future challenges, vulnerabilities, and conflicts. In the future, we may face as many threats brought on by technology as we do from ourselves. More specifically, the repercussions from the megatrends of urbanization, littoralization, and connectedness (Kilcullen 21). These trends may manifest in ways such as overpopulated areas, overstretched online city systems, and political and biological hazards - which we will examine further in this essay. 

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