Privacy is a huge consideration.
Also there is the consideration for the hospital, and the parents.
There have been cases of ‘accidental swaps’ in the hospital, and cases of baby theft.
The chip could eliminate the potential lawsuits, and the potential loss of child or the child’s life due to kidnapping.
The question is, is it really a loss of privacy? How much privacy does a baby have?
What happens as the child grows could be a concern for us, as concerns privacy.
Will our children be tracked until their old age?
Will the chips last that long?
Questions,Questions, Questions.
Very few quick and easy answers.
My Granddaughter, born on 19 Dec 2007, had one of these anklets. It was not an issue at all, and the anklet was removed prior to discharge.
An interesting thing was that if the infant’s anklet got outside of a certain “safe” area, an alarm would be sounded, the elevators and major doors would be locked, and security personnel would jump into action. The parents were warned not to get too close to the elevators or emergency exits with the baby as long as the device was activated.
I thought it was an excellent idea, and I don’t have any idea what these nuts are protesting about. I suspect they have never seen one or had the system explained to them. They probably think it is some sort of permanent RFID sysytem.
The bracelets come off when the baby leaves the hospital.
Oh please! There are implantable chips, they’re ankle bracelets. You cut them off when the baby goes home.