Archive for May, 2009

 
All of the cool kids are doing it, so why not; right? 
Is this a “slippery slope”?  I think so.  The host (narrator) says:  “Some think that soon everyone will have a chip that will identify them and allow a new form of surveillance”.  The club manager believes in 20 years, it’ll be a normal… »

Resistance is Futile!
Note the Hegelian key points in this article:
 
Thesis:
·         The first volunteer test subjects for a new, implantable computer device called VeriChip.
·         Could the airlines or government really require pilots to get chipped?
Antithesis:
·         “People have been worried about Big Brother for years,”
·         “Here [in the U.S.] we’re still dealing with FDA and privacy… »

This should scare the hell out of you!  The District 4 Court of Appeals ruled that Wisconsin police can secretly attach their equipment to your car (your private property) and track your movement without a warrant!  The court also ruled that your driveway is a public place, thus the police did not violate the 4th Amendment… »

I bet you thought this was only for those under “house arrest’ huh? Well, think again!  Now this is one of those instances where RFID and human tracking is going to be used for good … relatively speaking.   But of course most of us don’t go to prison, so other application will have to come to… »