On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:45:29 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:47:36 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

Yes, this whole movement scares me and should anybody that has ever
read the book 1984.
http://www.epic.org/privacy/rfid/

Absolutely. The book was mildly amusing when I read it as a kid back
in the 50s or early 60s when we were still using vacuum tubes to
perform most electronic functions, and the idea of a world wide
communications network with universal connectivity would have been
regarded as science fiction material.

The social and political landscape has changed a great deal also, to
the point where some of the concepts from "1984" are beginning to
sound like a good idea to some folks.

I really think you guys are over reacting to this.

With respect to intrusion, if they wanted to eliminate your health
insurance, they could just do it - trust me I know.

With my arthritis condition, our carrier could have canceled a long
time ago - without getting into details, think of a million dollars
and divide by four - that's just one med. I'm on the hook for the
others as they are considered "experimental", but they still pick up
half the costs which leaves me with a mid-five figure bill every year.

They have more than enough data on me as it is - a little more ain't
gonna hurt anything.

And if it keeps me out of a wheel chair for another five years, well,
that's good enough for me.

LONG LIVE IMPLANTABLE CHIPS!!! :)