Esq - originally i think this makes no mention of security - that is what everyone else is talking about instead (and i made a parody about).
Its for medical purposes. For that, it really could be useful. However, its okay - those who don't mind chips won't have them, and the rest of you can lie dying whilst they take blood samples to find your blood type, take tests to find out if your allergic to anything known, check you for donor card status, check you for any diseases they need to be aware of..........find out what your history is..........whilst i am treated, rushed upstairs and saved - as it was available on my card (right down to tissue matches etc for organs possibly?), and if i died, my donor status would immediately be found out and put to good use - whilst yours all died too.....denying others a chance.
By the way, it could also contain your next of kin information - which is also pretty vital stuff. However, i guess that can be stolen - cause if crims wanted that.............oh wait, why do they want to do that? they don't need it!!! They can use a telephone book/watch houses they want to rob!
Since using a telephone book, and a tiny bit of 'pretending' - i would guess anyone who wants to know your past could find out in a second. Hell, if i knew taws address, post code, d.o.b and phone number, i could change his gas supply, change his tarrif, cancel his electricity, and possibly even order stuff online too! Most of the details for that are in your dustbin/phone book. I work for a bank, and although companies often say 'data protection' as i phone to claim money from them (That they owe) - they end up giving me account numbers....after i have already confirmed the details infront of me. I would have EVERYTHING i needed to do what the heck i like with your account!. High security PAH! Chips would make you no more vulnerable than you already are!!!!
So tell me again, exactly how is my medical records going to be contravened/used by Terrorists at all?
As for 'they can remove the chips and pretend to be you' - if it was security purposes - don't you think the computer that scans you at customs would include possible image/retinal information???? Do you really think they would just wave along going 'ta da - by jove we are clever to install little chips and trust everything to their fantastic infalability?......and are soley based on the fact that we don't think anyone will try to change them at all '.
I suppose the terrorists would say 'wow - we are so lucky that agencies don't think of what even normal everyday members of public can think of! Thank their stupidty!!'
If it were for that, they could easily have it matched up to databases on stuff like images/retinal scans etc, so arguements are flawed.
Maybe they could hack in and change the information.............then again, you can go across the channel on a boat (unregistered/stolen or even your very own - who cares) and land anywhere along our tens of thousands of miles of coastline. Remember - there really IS an immigration point every 100m with thermal imaging equipment - so that plan would be flawed too...dammit!
As for the heart rate stopping - simple, and alarm would go off! bit like how companies monitor your 'burglar alarm' systems (sorry,covert governmental spyware systems
) for when they go off! Think silent alarms if you like - one company can monitor hundreds/thousands/millions if they wished. As soon as it went off it would 'pop' up on the screen to be viewed!
OBVIOUSLY i am being heavily sarcastic.........but that is because i read an overwhelming view that seems to have a knee **** reaction. "My civil liberties blah blah". Yes - whilst those liberties are fine, and we would want them - what makes you think YOU are so important that they would care?! (this being based upon the new premise that its actually a government plan to track everyone). My life is so boring in comparison to a crim - that they wouldn't be interested in monitoring me at all! Why would they?
If there was a murderer in your street - a wanted psycho with a machine gun - who just wants to kill for fun.......would you:
i.Take your chances that he won't come to your house
ii.Trust the cops to get to him before be blows you all up with that bazooka he has
iii.Wish they had picked him up as soon as he escaped the nutt house he used to be in.
Don't worry, because he may have removed his tag (like a terrorits would) that would mean we have no way of tracing him................kinda like now actually - so no downside there huh!?
Whilst i can respect some peoples views of 'not to me you don't, i still feel its a knee **** reaction. What impact would it make on your lives? What legal activities do you think it may restrict?
overall - if its not for you - then you can either vote, or sue because it will be against your human rights for them to implant you without your permission (ie - you say no, there aint nothing they can do!).
Me - it wouldn't bother - unless it is plugged into your central nervous system, where they can then control your physical and mental ability.
No - they cannot do that at the moment!
Edited by - Chips on 10/16/2004 6:03:53 AM
Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:01 pm 
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