Radio Frequency ID Device
Will RFID Implants Change the World as We Know It?
Your Personal History on a Grain of Rice
An alarm bell went off quietly when the Applied Digital Solutions company began manufacturing identification chips which were then implanted into patients by the VeriChip Corporation; a simple, personalized ID number that could be accessed by medical personnel with a scanner. Although implanted ID chips have been used in animals in the past, the implantation of a miniature information system - the size of a grain of rice - into a human being seems to be a step over some wavery ethical line.
In February of 2006 it was reported by Spychips.com that a surveillance company in Cincinnati that contracts government workers had required its employees to have microchips implanted in order to enter certain secure areas. The data was no longer being used just for medical purposes; government workers were now entering the playing field.
Tracking Devices
In May of 2006 Scott Silverman, Chairman of the Board of VeriChip Corporation admitted having discussions in Washington concerning the possible use of VeriChip implants as part of a guest-worker and immigrant program; in other words, a tracking device. An article on Spychips.com had this quote, "Privacy advocates Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre are warning that a government-sanctioned chipping program such as that suggested by Silverman could quickly be expanded to include U.S. citizens, as well." Does this sound far-fetched? Read on.
A Cashless Society and a National ID
In 2003, Scott Silverman - once again - brought attention to his pet project, the VeriChip, as a means to promote a cashless transaction society. Imagine combining all of this information complete with any and all personal data, to be read with a wave of a wand - by anyone possessing this wand. For now, the government seems content with the idea of these RFID's being implanted in an ID card. But for how long?
Having passed the May 11, 2008 due date, plans for a National Id card, called a 'Real ID' have been pushed back to December 31st of 2009. These ID's will be mandatory for each citizen of the United States. "The data required to be included in each card are, among other things, the person's full legal name, date of birth, gender, driver's license number, a digital photo, the person's address and machine-readable technology so the information can be ready easily by government or banking personnel. Each state must agree to share the data on the cards with every other state.", says Ron Strom in his article, "Is Coming National ID 'mark of the beast'?" © 2008 WorldNetDaily.com.
Don't Blink
No one can foretell where this is headed, but people should be aware of what is being done and may possibly be required of them. These chips are used everywhere: airports, the shipping industry, Wal Mart, in your pets and in your grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer's. Keep your eye on the ball, or you may find yourself standing in line at your local clinic someday, submissively offering your arm and your entire personal history to a man with a tiny, little ID chip.
