http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/02/02/human.bar.code.htmlHuman Bar Code
Bar codes for commercial products and services are today a standard armamentarium of the business world. Its use has transformed daily transactions, inventory, record-keeping, accounting, auditing, budgeting, projections, etc. into simpler, more accurate, faster, more efficient, and time-saving endeavors.
A very impressive example on how the use of bar codes has made life a lot easier for all of us every day is grocery shopping or doing purchases in stores in general. Today, we zip through the counters a lot speedier compared to manual counter-checks of yesteryears.
However, "human bar coding" is totally another matter. The idea of implanting a microchip into a person, whose personal identity data and sensitive private information are on the chip (which could also pinpoint the exact real-time location of the wearer) is creating a lot of controversy. There is concern among various sectors of society that this "human bar coding" would curtail individual civil liberties and violate the person's constitutional freedom and right to privacy, confidentiality, security and safety. There is also the fear that this technology could be used by unscrupulous people or criminals, by competing corporations, or even by some agencies in the government, for illegal information gathering or surveillance, or for some immoral objectives.
http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/02/02/human.bar.code.htmlThere are various Q+As in this article including :
Is there such microchip today?
What is it made of?
How is the chip implanted?
Any possible health complications?
How about its practical use?
What are the applications for the RFID? Partial Ans. It could also be useful in homeland security and the fight against terrorism. At the present, the implantation is purely voluntary.
How about its practical use? Partial Ans. With all these features and capabilities, it is easy to imagine how this device could be abused or used for evil purposes.
Is RFID compatible with other security devices?
Who makes these implantable micro-chips?
What's the future of implantable micro-chips?
What's the future of implantable micro-chips?
In a perfect world, universal implantation of this radio frequency device on everybody (data and info adjusted for each age or professional group, personal, company or government needs, etc.) and used only for legitimate, legal and noble purpose, this micro-chip could make life better for all of us, provide better security and peace of mind for us and our loved ones, and even save lives, and tremendously benefit mankind as a whole. However, this is not a perfect world. That's why there are concerns and fears. But just like any offspring of the advances in science and technology, the actual and potential benefits of the RFID and its more sophisticated models will someday make implantable micro-chip a common "household" item. Who knows? Perhaps fashion might even jump in and create a "designer series" of micro-chips.
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