Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 20, 2006 6:05:18 PM EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VeriChip chairman promotes RFID "chipping" of immigrants Dave, Many of us who are concerned about the potential abuse of RFID systems have long suspected that some "low status" class of individuals would be the first to find itself subjected to RFID chip implants under government edict, after which the range of included persons would gradually expand to cover more and more of the general population. These chips in their present form cannot be controlled by the implanted individual, and so are subject to interrogation at any time with or without the knowledge of the "chipee." I've speculated in the past that persons convicted of sex crimes might be among the likely initial targets by the proponents of this technology, possibly as a requirement for parole. However, it appears that VeriChip (the main player in the human RFID implant space) may have their sights on a significantly larger demographic. VeriChip's chairman was on Fox News last Tuesday promoting the concept of "chipping" immigrants, "guest workers," and the like. Here's the transcript: http://www.spychips.com/press-releases/silverman-foxnews.html Hold out your arm -- this won't hurt a bit, eh? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
