Microchips Everywhere: a Future Vision

Associated Press (Washington Post) ^ | Jan 26, 2008 | Todd Lewan

[dayglored]

Yet another view of the scary future where even wearing a tin-foil hat won't help...

Prior thread on similar topic: Microchip Implants

[dayglored]

RFID privacy and tech ping

[NormsRevenge]

‘live spam’ beamed at you ?

the inhumanity of it all.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Big Brother isn’t the Government, it is Walmart.

[Secret Agent Man]

It’s not my vision of a free country. Don’t think many people see this as a positive change. Don’t worry, with everything there will be ways around this kind of stuff.

[CurlyDave]

Oh, come on guys.

As RFID chips get cheaper and more common, so do RFID scanners.

I would be quite happy to buy/rent one that would allow me to find the fool things and destroy them.

[ShadowAce]

[brityank]

"Not every element in a patent filing is necessarily something we would pursue....," says Tenzer, the American Express spokeswoman. "Under no circumstances would we use this technology without a customer's permission."

So why do they always send out most of their product offerings on an Opt-Out basis instead of Opt-In? I trust her like I do Michael Moore!

[dayglored]

> Big Brother isn’t the Government, it is Walmart.

I'm not sure that's an improvement...

[dayglored]

> Don’t worry, with everything there will be ways around this kind of stuff.

> ...RFID scanners... I would be quite happy to buy/rent one that would allow me to find the fool things and destroy them.

Not after OUR government makes it illegal to circumvent the RFIDs that are embedded in everything you wear, drive, eat, drink...

Can't happen here? See "DMCA" and how OUR government, acting on behalf of the RIAA/MPAA, made it illegal to bypass any device that implements copyright protection. They even made it illegal to talk about it or publish articles on it.

Yessir, we've got the best government money can buy.

[KoRn]

Welcome to the future!

[Travis McGee]

[SubGeniusX]

Libertarian ping! To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here.

[zeugma]

Travis, do you know where a bigger copy of that police state poster can be found?

[Lancer_N3502A]

All in all it was all just bricks in the wall...

[Travis McGee]

No, I just copied its URL as is. It can be resized for printing etc.

[444Flyer]

The marketing of microchipping is rooted in gradual introduction and desensitization. Get people used to the idea enough that they stop thinking about its real danger. Show that it is “helpful”. (I mean who wouldn’t mind their every move monitored, think of it as your own reality series.)

And those who don’t go along will draw attention to themselves and will be permanently labeled as “non-cooperative” and “problem consumers”. Those who don’t chip their child will be considered negligent and turned into CPS. It’s not hard to see where this is all going.