Ah -- dead, eerily-prescient, 20th century authors... they just can't stop proving you right, can they? In a decidedly Orwellian turn, British authorities are considering a proposal to implant "machine-readable" RFID tags under the skin of some prison inmates as part of a plan to free up space in the country's overcrowded prisons. Just like the nightmare world described in your favorite cautionary tales, the chips would enable authorities to track the location of implantees using satellite and radio-wave technology. The program would build off of the current ankle-tagging currently in place, and according to a official from the Ministry of Justice who finds the plan double-plus good, "All the options are on the table, and this is one we would like to pursue." Of course, the controversial concept does have its detractors, Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, says that, "If the Home Office doesn't understand why implanting a chip in someone is worse than an ankle bracelet, they don't need a human-rights lawyer; they need a common-sense bypass." Shortly following this statement, however, Shami was taken to an interrogation room and outfitted with a rat-hood, and all record of her existence was erased from state records.

RFID chips are already being used in america.... as a luxury.

This one man in particular has one that controls the locks on his cars and the locks to his home. Personally, I don't like it. I'm all for new technology, but I think this is a bit of a taboo. It can easily turn our way of living into a dictatorship and we not even realize it till it's way too late.

Think about it. If the chip becomes common enough, they might be a requirement for a job. Eventually, personal, data will go on these. From social security to bank accounts.

From a religious standpoint, it can be a refrence to Revilations... the mark?

Anyway, in cause anyone was currious, the most common place, so far, for these chips is the webbing of your hand between your index and thumb.

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http://spectrum.ieee.org/mar07/4939

This was the web version of the article I got in one of the issues of Spectrum back in march. It's definately worth the read (and I'm suprized I found it).