examiner.com — The Florida company which makes implanted RFID chips is lobbying the US government to stick them under the skin of 1.4 million US soldiers. According to the DC Examiner, VeriChip is hoping to convince the Pentagon to allow them to insert the chips under the skin of the right arms of military personnel instead of the traditional dog tags.
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galphanoreAug 23, 2006
Yes, but it is also the kind of thing Bush Co. will approve of if they think they can get away with it.
zerompAug 23, 2006
Well you have obviously given this a lot of thought. Go die now.
jpilotAug 23, 2006
The CAC also has a semi-passive RFID along with a smart chip with your other info. The newer cards have "Gemplus" (RFID manufacturer) printed on the chip.
th0r4z1n3Aug 23, 2006
I can't believe that so many ppl are opposed to this idea, I mean think about it when a person leaves the military the have the option to take their dog tags off. With this it's in there for the rest of their lives, allowing the govt to keep tabs on their activities and track the locations that our troops visit long after their enlistment is over. Then after the country get used to the idea of the troops having implants they can mandate that their family members also be implanted, I mean when a married person enlists their spouses already have to sign papers concerning a code of conduct they can just throw that in there too. After that it will only be a small step to get the rest of The population to be implanted also. Once the entire population has been implanted with ID Chips the govt will be able to keep tabs on everybody in the country by keeping logs of the places we go and the things we do with simple chip readers strategically placed all throughout the country, and that means that nobody will be able to keep a secret from Uncle Sam. I mean if you are not doing anything wrong you have no need to keep your activities private anyway right? The govt would never abuse their power to invade our privacy for their own personal gain, and so what if I get hauled off to some interrogation room and grilled for hours by some G-Man in a black suite under a bright light with water dripping on my head just because I happened to have bought a Slurpee from the same 7-11 that some terrorist's cousin happens to own. It's all for the good of the country and why should I think that my rights are more important than the govt's need to know?.seriously this is just plain bad....welcome to the "New World Order"
4ndr01dAug 24, 2006
not sure if this has been mentioned, but in an article about RFID chips in passports, bombs with scanners attached could be triggered to detonate by members of certain countries. this doesn't sound safe for military personnel at all, if roadside bombs were used in the same manner. what an easy way to exploit our technology and arrogance against us.
madenvoyAug 24, 2006
I know where they can stick it.
catttttAug 24, 2006
Stupid idea, and the troops will not stand for it. Chips are for pets.
gommAug 25, 2006
Today the Troops! Tomorrow the rest of us!Then we will all be safe!!!
tazmeisterSep 7, 2006
Ok for the people that say you can only detects these things where near by....That is complete BS. Its already been shown repeated that these can be detected at very long ranges, and even read at a distance.This has got to be the dumbest attempt to milk the military for money. Dumbest in the sense that they are basically putting a flashing light that says "US Soldier HERE" to anyone with a large loop of copper wire and some simple detection gear.
ya2sinMay 13, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/security/Say_NO_to_Verichip/">http://digg.com/security/Say_NO_to_Verichip/</a>Make your voice heard, say NO to Verichip!