The potential is obvious. The implications are ominous. I am not anti-technology, but I think we must be careful when we tread on the technology highway, fully understanding that there are big government types that would love to use technology to advance statism by increasing their ability to keep an eye on you.
An ominous piece of technology has been developed by Hitachi. It is nicknamed "powder," or "dust," and it is the world's smallest and thinnest Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. The new chips have a wide range of potential applications from military to transportation, logistics and even consumer electronics, according to "The Future Of Things," but they left out electronic citizen identification and tracking.
The idea of tagging humans like a wild animal is nothing new, but the ease with which it can be done has never been scarier. These ultra-tiny microchips can be simply swallowed after being slipped into your food or water, or could be easily slipped under the skin and you would never notice it is there.
The new chips consist of 128-bit ROM (Read Only Memory) that can store a 38-digit number. Old science fiction tales have often foretold that someday humans would be nothing more than numbers to the government. Such fears have been partially true when it comes to social security numbers, driver's license numbers, and credit card numbers.
The µ-Chip uses an external antenna to receive radio waves, which can be transformed and wirelessly transmitted as a unique ID number. Your ID number, if this chip is on your body, could simply be scanned to enable the powers that be to constantly know your whereabouts. Sensors around the country could be designed to be constantly searching and identifying the chips that folks may not even know they have on their body.
The data is non-rewritable, providing a high level of authenticity, and the inability to change the data. This allows the chip µ-Chip to be potentially utilized in a broad range of applications such as security, transportation, amusement, traceability and logistics" – said Hitachi engineers who worked on the project.
The push for more has not ended, either. The smart guys at Hitachi continue to develop technologies that increase communication's distance range and decrease antenna size. They keep trying to make it stronger, and less revealing. For a tyrannical system, this is made to order. Easy tracking, but little chance of detection.
The push for more has not ended, either. The smart guys at Hitachi continue to develop technologies that increase communication's distance range and decrease antenna size. They keep trying to make it stronger, and less revealing. For a tyrannical system, this is made to order. Easy tracking, but little chance of detection.
The new RFID "powder" can also be incorporated into thin paper, such as currency, creating so-called "bugged" money.
Another concern is that the chip can be used to track the location of unsuspecting individuals who have bought products that include RFID tags in their package. Having miniature cheap RFID chips, such as those developed by Hitachi, implanted inside anything we buy might make many people feel very uncomfortable. Purchasing ammunition, for example, could lead authorities directly to a gun owner, and if they have re-defined the language regarding who is allowed to have guns, it would then lead them straight to your house for confiscation.
Another concern is that the chip can be used to track the location of unsuspecting individuals who have bought products that include RFID tags in their package. Having miniature cheap RFID chips, such as those developed by Hitachi, implanted inside anything we buy might make many people feel very uncomfortable. Purchasing ammunition, for example, could lead authorities directly to a gun owner, and if they have re-defined the language regarding who is allowed to have guns, it would then lead them straight to your house for confiscation.
Puts the 4th Amendment's "illegal search and seizure clause" into a whole new light, doesn't it?
Big businesses believe that consumers' fears are dwarfed by the benefits of RFID chips, which include reduced theft, digital real time inventory, and better information on consumer shopping habits.
All tyranny is originally sold as being good for us, and for the good of the community. The potential of these chips, however, is frightening, and the reality is that government, and other ruling agencies, now have a tool that steps up their search for a way to monitor, track, and control the populace. Before long, the drive for surveillance cameras will die down. They won't need them, anymore - not if you're tagged with a microchip the size of a speck of dust, anyway.
All tyranny is originally sold as being good for us, and for the good of the community. The potential of these chips, however, is frightening, and the reality is that government, and other ruling agencies, now have a tool that steps up their search for a way to monitor, track, and control the populace. Before long, the drive for surveillance cameras will die down. They won't need them, anymore - not if you're tagged with a microchip the size of a speck of dust, anyway.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Hitachi Develops World's Smallest RFID Chip - The Future Of Things
No comments:
Post a Comment