Fornits
General Interest => Tacitus' Realm => Topic started by: hanzomon4 on September 04, 2007, 06:19:23 PM
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You would think that it would be common sense that something like this is illegal, but again we need laws to protect us from the crazies that are adamant about bring us in to the future that is 1984. I'm just terrified that someone would even try something like this....
California outlaws the forced subdermal RFID tagging of humans (http://http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070904-california-outlaws-forced-rfid-tagging-of-humans.html)
Worrying that your employer will force you to stick a small chip beneath your skin ranks low on the list of employee concerns in most parts of the country, but that didn't stop the state of California from passing a bill last week to ban such forced tagging of humans. The state senator who sponsored the bill called forced RFID tagging the "the ultimate invasion of privacy," and his bill is now on its way to the governor's desk for his signature
Senate Bill 362 "would prohibit a person from requiring, coercing, or compelling any other individual to undergo the subcutaneous implanting of an identification device," and a similar version has already passed the state Assembly. Joseph Simitian, who came up with the idea, laments the fact that the RFID industry does not appear to find his idea a good one.
"I think it's unfortunate and regrettable that the industry hasn't come out in support of SB 362," he said in a statement after the bill passed the 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 -more (http://http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070904-california-outlaws-forced-rfid-tagging-of-humans.html)
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Your secrets are safe with me, handsonmom.
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Californians have showed that they can cause a ruckus when RFID tracking is mandated. Parents revolted back in 2005, for example, when a school district in Sutter, California, required all students to wear RFID badges at all times.
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