Does our future hold government telling us: "Citizen, do your part to chip in!"
BTW, The World Bank and governments around the globe have been meeting annually for the past seven years to push RFID for All citizens.
Here’s this past year’s conference promo:
Accenture and World Bank ID4D launch study at the eID Conference.
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/09/23/eid-conference
Accenture and World Bank ID4D launch study at the eID Conference.
September 28-29, 2015@ Washington Marriott
About eID Conference,
This year the 7th edition of the eID Conference (former National eID & ePassport Conference) will be hosted in Washington, DC, USA, on the 28th-29th of September 2015.
300 government delegates together with the brightest minds in the industry, come together from all around the world, in Washington, to discuss the foundation and evolution of a global eID infrastructure, based on the digitalization of citizen ID documents.
About Identification for Development (ID4D) Integration Approach,
Recognizing the transformational potential of 21st century ID systems for the delivery of basic services to the poor, the World Bank will present at the 7th edition of the eID Conference its Identification for Development (ID4D) agenda. The goal is “making everyone count” by “providing an identity and delivering digital ID-enabled services to all.”
As a stepping stone towards that vision, the study Identification for Development (ID4D) Integration Approach has been developed. For the development of the study the World Bank Group has partnered with Accenture Development Partnerships – world leader in providing strategy advice and consulting services to the development sector on a non-profit basis.
This study helps in conceptualizing the design and implementation of ID4D programs in a highly integrated, interoperable and scalable manner that can produce huge savings for citizens, government and businesses.
To see more details about the conference and the full list of speakers visit eID Conference Website
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World Bank and Accenture Publish Report to Assist Developing Nations to Create World-Class Identity Management Programs
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Digital IDs for Development
One of my employers used these in our badges. The supplier’s website promised huge control as it tracked bathroom use, smoking time and a dozen other things. My company said they didn’t use any of those features and then a manager left a report from the system on a printer. Also, I was asked about bathroom use. I asked if they wanted a medical report about my BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia) and they said no, just curious. (I was sensitive about the issue so I never used the same bathroom twice in a row and always tried to integrate the visits with other necessary travel around the plant.)
Works great till some thief lops his hand off, or simply forces him at gunpoint to let him in the house.
It’s cool, but not foolproof.
Using an implantable chip will be much more convenient than carrying around cash or credit cards. The only drawback that I see is that in the coming days no one will be able to buy or sell unless they have.....HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!!
Those devices can be hacked and their information stolen. I have been researching the issue for a few days, and learned that it is possible to hack one of those devices from 10 feet away.
Unless he wears RFID blocking gloves, it would be trivial for someone to get the electronic code to break into his house. They would just need to place a reader within 10 feet of his door, wait for him to leave, and walk in and help themselves. I could think of a few other ways, as well.
I carry everything in an RFID blocking wallet.
Sounds like a way to defeat the Oklahoma asset seizure law to me.
Revelation 13:17
New International Version
so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
I guess thieves will now carry a kukri to collect hands instead of wallets.
This is a sales pitch. Don’t get chipped.
I can see it now: you kiss the wife goodbye on your way out the door and a hundred dollars gets transferred from your joint account to her personal account.
Mark of the beast. No thanks. If this is the future, I’m going Amish or Mennonite.