Yes, it is.
You can leave all those other things tucked in your desk. Unless you dig the chip out with a knife you can never ever get rid of this.
And anyone who believes that this will not be used to track you is naive.
They will be able to tell what rooms you go into, how long you stay and who is with you.
If you want to get all conspiratorial you’re welcome to and I can’t stop you (nor would I want to waste my precious time endlessly trying). I will ask you this though: How do you know that when you’re under general anesthetic for this or that that THEY are not secretly putting such things in your body anyway? The answer is that you don’t. There are such things as Trust and Common Sense.
If you’re ever in Las Vegas and get a room with a fridge, hold on tight. They can tell when one beverage has been removed - by weight. Please pay at the desk.
“And anyone who believes that this will not be used to track you is naive.”
I worked in HR and we did annual “anonymous” employee surveys. Most employees fell for it and believed their comments couldn’t be tracked back to them. If I was asked about it, I’d point out the bar code which I knew was unique and connected to that employee. I didn’t say a word — just pointed to the bar code.
HR would be the department to implement the microchip project. Never ever trust that Human Resources is working in the employees’ best interests.
I was heading to Asia last year, and our security guy at work told me to use my credit card every day. So that I could be tracked.