[LINK] FW: California outlaws the forced subdermal RFID tagging of humans

[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 11:09:58AM +1000, Roger Clarke wrote:
> California outlaws the forced subdermal RFID tagging of humans
> By Nate Anderson | Published: September 04, 2007 - 11:10AM CT
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070904-california-outlaws-forced-rfid-tagging-of-humans.html
>[...]
> Senate. "I understand why we're having a robust debate about the privacy 
> concerns related to RFID, but at the very least, we should be able to agree 
> that the forced implanting of under-the-skin technology into human beings 
> is just plain wrong.  I'm deeply concerned that this isn't a given for the 
> industry."

they probably want to sell them to prison authorities for tagging prisoners.

laws banning required/coerced implantation will push their snouts out of that
particular deep trough, at least until they buy new laws that suit their
interests better.


craig

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