Are we thinking this is “The Mark”?
No. This is NOT the Mark of the Beast.
Revelation 13:11-18 very clearly shows it must be done with allegiance to the Satanic messiah Antichrist. And the False Prophet has all the power of Satan just like the Antichrist does.
BUT, this DOES show how easily such a system can be deployed, right NOW.
How far away can it be? Dunno.