Mark of the Beast (except in Wisconsin)
This is scary. Wisconsin is in the process of passing a bill outlawing forced implanting of microchips in human beings. It also outlaws covert insertion. Huh. Was anyone thinking about that?
Every time I think that writing about privacy causes me to become paranoid, I run into something like this. I appreciate that Wisconsin is anticipating this and doing something about it, I really do. But you don't have antibodies without an infection. There must be good reasons to think that someone is seriously planning on forcing human beings to get "chipped."
I believe that we will have mandatory human implants and soon.
Here's a couple of possible cases:
- Employers requiring RFID magnetic "keys" for building access
- Sex offenders and possibly all paroled prisoners
- Police officers
- Children of privilege
- Domestic servants (nannies)
There will also be voluntary, but highly attractive reasons for people to get the implants.
Some highly religous Christians believe that these chips are the "Mark of the Beast" mentioned in Revelations. Perhaps that will be enough pressure to pass this kind of legislation on a national scale.
Posted on April 27, 2006
