Crispr, soft/hardware that allows for the possibility of gene editing, seems like it could have a number of positive impact the security of Crispr still has many questions. First I think that just messing around with genes, given how easy it is for software or hardware to go wrong, could have unsafe unintended consequences. The other thing is just the safety of Crispr based technology, you are giving away the very code to your being and it is more than likely being shared.
I would like start by discussing the base safety of this, in terms of the use of Crispr. From a very base perspective we do not know much about gene editing and I would stake a claim that it has not been done much, if at all, that alone should be scary enough. Essentially if you are editing the genes of a person, without complete knowledge, and there are any number of things that could go wrong. From a computer perspective, genes are essentially programs that are run when they are needed, containing statistical data that is used somewhat randomly to create a new organism. The biggest thing that makes this so chaotic and unsafe, is that by the nature of DNA itself, you are unable to completely control the outcomes. Mostly I think the outcomes would come in the way of genetic conditions that hinder a life form rather than increase it.
Recently Tik Tok has been on the tech news a fair amount, in the case against Tik Tok it is alleged that your information is collected. Right now an app can really only take your PPI and browsing data, as that is really all that you give it. Lets say that you use a software like crispr, what happens when that DNA record is then shared with another firm. It was determined that Cambridge Analytica was providing Facebook with money in exchange for personal information, this is a practice that is likely still going on but in the form of taking your information for advertisements. One of the DNA “track your ancestry websites” is able to get a copy of your DNA, anything from a Cyber Crime to just simply sharing your data has now put your data out there for anyone.