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Implanting Chips in Yourself
from the coming-sooner-than-you-think dept
Salon takes an in depth look at tracking chips that will soon be implantable in human beings. They definitely have some potential good applications, but the potential for privacy invasion is really big. I don't really have any sort of problem with someone who decides to implant one of these into themselves, but implanting it in others, or even giving them gifts that surreptitiously have tracking chips is a huge privacy problem. Soon everyone is going to need to have "anti-tracking device" devices as well. Maybe that's a business idea...
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oooo.. big brother..
kinda like demolition man, eh? hmm.. what are the possibilities -- they could start targetting ads to you as you walk by billboards.. ooo.. much more evil than a safeway card.
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I've wondered...
when cops will figure out that GPS can automatically give out speeding tickets. What will all those speed-trap cops do? GPS can probably automatically ticket a lot of traffic violations... But I guess it'd be a little dangerous to have the car itself stop you when it realized you were driving recklessly. Kitt, let me drive!
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Re: I've wondered...
How about the anti-tracking device as a company idea? It sounds sort of interesting to me, have you heard of any technology that can block or disrupt tracking mechanisms? I'm sure these devices could be sold for a premium.
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Implantable Chip
Only a matter of time before it is required for employment, for financial transactions, etc. as is a Social Security number today. Then Big Brother would be able to track your physical movements.
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