California Law Bans Forced Human RFID Tagging

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I know the thought of forcing RFID implants on humans is about as creepy as you get but, believe it or not, there were companies out there actually requiring implants as a condition of employment. California has now banned the practice.

"RFID technology is not in and of itself the issue," said California Sen. Joe Simitian, who introduced the bill. "RFID is a minor miracle, with all sorts of good uses. But we cannot and should not condone forced 'tagging' of humans. It's the ultimate invasion of privacy."
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Every time we see a news flash of someone selling secrets to foreign governments or companies, we all wonder what type of bad security would allow that to happen. But, implanting everyone with radio chips is way over the top.

If some defense contractor, or whatever, absolutely needs to know where each employee is in a building for example, so as to keep tighter security, there are other ways to monitor them than some sort of implant.

The thought of being trackable 24/7 is downright scary.
 
What in the world kind of job would you need to be "chipped" for?

This is just weird. An infrequent occasion where I actually agree with cali law
 
This law is moot.

Employers already have the right to locate an employee using their cellphone's GPS providing it's a company phone and take action with that information.

So technically, you're already trackable.

Case in point, about 2 years ago, a man called in sick and went to Las Vegas. His employer tracked his location using the his cellphone's GPS and then fired him. The employee sued for invasion of privacy and lost. The judge ruled in the employer's favor.
 
Worldhammer said:
What in the world kind of job would you need to be "chipped" for?

This is just weird. An infrequent occasion where I actually agree with cali law
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This whole stink was started by ONE company that we requiring it's top-level security staff to have RFID chips implanted, and entrance to their highest-security area could only be accessed by "scanning yourself." It was a good solution for them, but as others have stated, there are many other ways to do this that does not involve chips that can be used to track your every move.
 
hmm arnold played a cyborg, now he's stopping the rest of us from having the opportunity, selfish bastard


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Sounds about right....

Personally I vote for EVERYONE getting tagged.

Think about it, do the risk really out way the benefit?

Ok, lets give a scenario here.

You, lucky enough to be chipped were in one of the southern states when the hurricane season came around. You and your house is all but gone. You're found washed up hardly alive. They get you to the hospital and.... what...

With a chip your whole ID and medical records is right there. Including the fact that you have problems with some meds likly saving your life....

But lets look on the down side.

This would require some kind of central administration (likly run by insurance companies). But people are scared that information can be gotten. Well guess what, most of it is already public record. And what's not don't likly take much to get to. An RFID would not make it any easier.

Lets bring up how and ENCRYPTED RFID works.

First NOTHING IS STORED ON THE ID except a id number just like a credit card. This is encrypted just like a credit card, and since it's new tech and don't have to be 100 year old backwards compatible can be rather hard to encrypt. I'm sure the US government would be happy to allow something like a 1k+ encryption key for it as long as they has the master key.

The RFID is read using a reader, just like the credit card. And it connects to a central administration data base just like the credit card.

Downside? There is none unless you regularly break the law and don't want to get caught.


Don't want any of this info to be got. Well don't carry a wallet, cause I just grabbed it out of your back pocket. Now I have your ID, Credit cards, and in most cases Social card. SO I basically AM YOU now. The RFID could replace all that... sits nicely about 3-4mm under your skin. GOOD LUCK getting that off someone.

Think about it. NO MORE credit cards to lose, ID to get stolen, passwords to remember, keys to lose, or praying they don't give you that big shot of penicillin when you're at the hospital cause your butt got wiped out by a storm when you are DEATHLY allergic.
 
CompMage said:
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You seen our government lately? They are well on the way to another Communist China or Nazi Germany. It is a scary prospect that a government trying to convert to a socialist/fascist hybrid as quickly as they can will be able to track your every move with RDIF implants. Sorry, that gives this much more power to them, and is NOT something any person with a brain in there head would WANT. The "1984-factor" so heavily outweighs the convenience factor that it is not worth it at any level of convenience.
 
Thank god for the ban, but imagine it wasn't ban, that would be a serious case of human civil liberties being taken away.
As for the GSP phone, that's reasonable, you're getting free service and it's company owned.
 
Maybe it's me, but I don't see how anyone is having their civil liberties taken away... no one is being forced to get the implant... they'd be forced to get that implant if they worked *there*.
 
Gambit said:
Maybe it's me, but I don't see how anyone is having their civil liberties taken away... no one is being forced to get the implant... they'd be forced to get that implant if they worked *there*.
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Imagine this scenario: you've worked at XYZ Inc. for 25 years. New young hothead boss just starts today and declares everyone has to wear the chip if you want to work at XYZ Inc.

You're forced to comply or you're fired (or quit).

No.
 
so this RFID chip was required to entire a highly secure area? What finger/hand scanners + iris scans aren't enough? Sorry screw that, why not a tattoo across the forehead?
 
Azhar said:
Imagine this scenario: you've worked at XYZ Inc. for 25 years. New young hothead boss just starts today and declares everyone has to wear the chip if you want to work at XYZ Inc.

You're forced to comply or you're fired (or quit).

No.
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Should such a scenario exist then it'd only be an indication that existing privacy, workplace relations and other relevent legislation is inadequate. Shouldn't be an option to begin with ;)
 
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