which might almost sound like a good idea, except remember when nobody but nobody but you was going to have access to your social security number?
As for use in people, it's already here. I know someone who put it in his son because he was afraid his ex would take off with him. There exists a school district that wanted kids to wear an RFID badge at all times for safety purposes. California maybe? There was an outcry and the issue may have been dropped. It went around the homeschool lists as one of those validation items that turn up from time t time. Dana On 8/8/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 9:17 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Health Secretary pushes for Verichip Implants for ALL > > Americans. > > > > > Jim wrote: > > > 2) Thompson (the former secretary) sits on the board of directors of the > > > company which produces the chips. > > > > > > > Is that really a good business plan? Implanting any type of > > information chip in people is like a sci-fi movie that's bound to turn > > off just about anyone. > > Well... the chip was initially developed for use in livestock. The chip is > about the size of a long-grain of rice and very easy to implant for cattle > where it replaces tattoos or other surface branding. > > For people it would contain an ID which (in theory, if more than two > hospitals actually get the equipment to read it) could be used to link a > person to their medical records even if the person is unconscious and unable > to inform medical personnel. > > Jim Davis > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168507 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
