It's worse than that. Most of it became permanent. Only two of the provisions senset in ten years Though I think it's still in the Senate?
On 7/29/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember when I posted my view on the whole National ID Card with > RFID topic, there were those that argued that RFID was a low power > technology which could not be reasonably used to track anyone. > > "U.S. security officials say they [0]will use RFID technology at > border posts with Canada and Mexico to track foreigners driving in and > out of the United States. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman > said wireless chips for vehicles would become mandatory at designated > border crossings in Canada and Mexico as of Aug." > > So, it *can* be used to track individuals. And from what I read it is > the power of the Receiver, not the power of the RFID chip, that is > important for detecting the location of the chips. No idea on how > powerful the receivers must be, but if they are distributed in a > network maybe not overly powerful. > > So, with RFID enabled National ID Cards it would be possible, even > very likely, that citizens locations and movements can be readily > checked. > > Verichip is also pushing for adoption in Britain to help with the > location and identification of dead bodies after a natural disaster, > or terrorist attack. > > Have any of you noticed, that after major terrorist attacks there are > suddenly moves and measures pushed through to remove even more > accepted civil liberties from citizens and consolidate power in the > hands of the government as much as possible and away from judicial > oversight? > > Right after 7/7 we had the Patriot Act sailing through for another 10 years. > Now we have an american company pushing for the same RFID technology > that is supposed to be used in the US over in Britain ostensibly under > the guise of 'identifying loved ones'. > > The psychological battle continues.Tum tum Tum Ta Dum! > > "(First they came for foo, then they came for you, and because skewed > data about these tags seem to make our country safer we will be > "asked" to add them to our cars so that the government can track if > someone else commits a crime w/our automobile...then they came for me > as I was the only one left.") > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167275 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
