Do you approve of MAGA's plan to start a registry of neurodivergent minors?

[meadowlander]

43. We already have answers. Spoiler alert - It's genetic.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250415-the-genetic-mystery-of-why-some-people-develop-autism

Requiring people with a specific condition to sign up for a national registry is an appalling abuse of power, particularly where that same government has shown itself to be completely incompetent at protecting sensitive information.

Whether or not I choose to disclose my autism to my employer is my business. I personally have but many people do not because of the stigma still attached to it. However, once that data (which the government has no actual use for) has been breached and it all goes up on the web somewhere any prospective employer would likely be able to find it and use it as an excuse not to hire me. That's how it is discriminatory.

How would you feel if everyone with diabetes, HIV, or cancer was required to register on a government database for some vaguely defined "research purpose" and then that data was leaked to insurance companies and potential employers?