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By Jo Best

Published: Wednesday 07 January 2004


Name

Ken Hall


Location

UK


Occupation

Engineer


Comment

so here's the scenario....
We get RFID, and personal data implants which encode our personal details, credit score, nationality religion, political affiliations, memberships and known contacts.

It eases our troubles. We can walk into a store fill our baskets and walk out having the money directly debited from our accounts.... We know if our personal belongings get stolen whilst we are out....Their centralised computers can track our cars if they too are taken, likewise our most precious ones, our children.

life is great, we can buy cars without waiting for the credit check to come through, for you will not be able to walk through the doors unless your credit is good.

We can apply for jobs without having to remember where our passports/birth certificates are...

BUT! what happens when a government decides to creat laws you fundementally disagree with? what happens when you decide to peacefully protest? what happens when the government takes that protest and declares it as against the interests of the state and monitors every-one protesting. then the next time you try to shop, the prices have shot up. not for every-one, but just for those deemed 'potentially dangerous'.

you can no longer buy the new car. the doors won't open at the dealership. Likewise the automatic entry-doors at work no longer open....

What happens when those who could be corrupt in the future are given even more powers over us?

We may have nothing to hide.....But do they?

I'd rather not give them the option in the first place.

NO NO NO to RFID,
The aint gonna chip me!



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