RAND Corp involvement tells me all I need to know...not good
No, it's not good. But just wait...soon we'll be hearing about how great it is to have a chip implant that has our medical records on it. After all, what if you are in an accident that incapacitates you? A chip readable by first responders will tell them everything they need to know about your medical history to treat you properly! How great is that?
And then, add to that the fact that the infrastructure has been in place now for some time to allow you to walk into a store, throw a few items into your basket and walk out through an airport security type door without ever having to deal with a clerk? Isn't it great that your bank info is stored on that chip too, so that you don't have to deal with long grocery store lines and grumpy clerks?
It's coming. This is just the very beginning of all of it.