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waterlesscloud on Aug 22, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge b...

If I leave some loose hairs on an airline seat, does the airline now own my dna?

TeMPOraL on Aug 23, 2014 | [–]

The very concept of "owning data" is nonsense, as your example clearly shows.

ghshephard on Aug 22, 2014 | | [–]

They certainly can scan it if you leave it behind.

gtremper on Aug 22, 2014 | [–]

No, but they have access to it.

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