Brad thanks for sharing this information with us.
It is a scary thought.
I do hope people are outraged about it.
Virgie and Hoshi
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Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:49 PM
Subject: Do not ignore the imposing chip


> It sounds like a doom and gloom warning, but folks, do not ignore this
> imposing chip technology. Imagine if you get one under these pretences and
> then they in fact use it to buy and sell. You by then will not have had
> the
> choice to take the mark or not for buying and selling reasons, you'll have
> already taken it under a different guise. Nonetheless you've got it. We
> are
> to be as wise as foxes and gentle as doves, and to be watching for the
> signs of Christ's return. Reading this Milwaukee article is chilling to
> the
> skin. Read it and realize this is no fundamentalist Christian consumed
> with
> trying to fit a peg in a square hole of sorts by fitting end times with
> the
> Bible as folks have done for years and years and years, but an article
> written in your everyday, garden variety media outlet. Centuries now
> people
> have seen things to give them reason to believe they were close to the
> end,
> this I believe, coupled with many other things, the world government and
> economy, which USA is the fore runner of by the way, and many other
> things,
> we are indeed getting closer. Here's the article... Brad
>
> RFID Technology Could Be Used To Track Medication, Passports
>
> Some Clothing Manufacturers Already Put Chips In Labels
>
> POSTED: 11:23 am CST November 14, 2005
>
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> Imagine a tiny radio transmitter hidden in your home, your clothes, or
> maybe even under your skin that reveals personal information about you. It
> may sound
> like science fiction, but it's reality.
>
> WISN 12 News' Kent Wainscott investigated how this high-tech spy chip is
> showing up in some surprising places.
>
> Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is already used to track things
> like packages, and even pets, but before long, it could be tracking you by
> transmitting
> personal information from everything you buy, to everywhere you go and
> more.
>
> For years, people have relied on bar codes to tell them what they are
> buying and how much it costs, but imagine food on a grocery store shelf
> that can tell
> you whether it's fresh and safe.
> "They could place a tag on a whole case of milk, and some of the tags
> actually have the ability to record temperatures," said Lou Duzyk of
> Rockwell Automation.
>
> Or, as you walk through the mall, imagine that every item you've bought is
> sending a signal, letting anyone with a receiver know exactly what's in
> your
> bag. That's the potential of RFID.
>
> "It's going to be big. It's going to touch everybody, I think, in the
> future," University of Wisconsin-Madison RFID lab Associate Director
> Alfonso Gutierrez
> said.
>
> RFID technology has been around for a long time, but it's not widespread.
> It takes the first step in becoming a part of everyday lives at the
> University
> of Wisconsin-Madison's RFID lab.
>
> It's a one-of-its-kind facility that has partnered with dozens of
> businesses to perfect and expand the technology.
>
> Right now, many companies use RFID to track items through the supply chain
> -- from the factory to the checkout line. But this is just the beginning.
>
> "I think it's going to be huge. It's just a matter of time before the tag
> costs come down, and most manufacturers deem it to be cost effective,"
> Duzyk said.
>
> But there are already concerns about the amount of information those chips
> can carry.
>
> "Most of the chips hold anywhere between 500 to 1,000 pieces of
> information," University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Information Systems
> Professor Dave Haseman
> said.
>
> Haseman said there may be privacy issues with RFID chips in things like
> the
> clothing you wear or medications you take.
>
> "It helps the pharmacist track his prescriptions, but it also means when
> you walk out of the pharmacy you may, in fact, also have a radio device
> telling
> what that prescription is to someone who had the appropriate device to
> read
> it," Haseman said.
>
> Haseman said the government is even considering RFID chips in passports.
>
> "It's essentially the same as, 'I'll Xerox my passport and give it to
> anybody I pass as I walk through the airport.' I would have a lot of
> concern about
> that," Haseman said.
>
> But that hasn't happened yet because the technology still needs work.
>
> "They can read and register the entire pallet? Wainscott asked.
>
> "That's the idea. We're not there yet," Gutierrez said.
>
> Getting there, in terms of technology, is what Gutierrez said the
> UW-Madison lab is designed to do. But for now, RFID is still geared
> strictly toward consumer
> products -- or is it?
>
> "This concept works not only with boxes. It works with people too,"
> Gutierrez said
>
> That's right, a people tracker. A Florida company, called VeriChip, is
> putting RFID in people...
>
> It is using implantable chips, mostly in hospitals, for patient security,
> or to match mothers and newborn babies, or to provide a person's medical
> history.
>
> The newest member of the VeriChip board of directors is Tommy Thompson.
>
> The company told 12 News that the former governor and health secretary
> plans to have an RFID chip of his own implanted.
>
> In a statement, Thompson said, 'It is my belief that VeriChip is an
> important and secure means of accessing medical records and other
> information."
>
> But not everyone is convinced.
>
> "I would not want to walk around with a tag that gave my next-door
> neighbor
> complete knowledge of my medical history. And I don't think most
> individuals
> would," Haseman said.
>
> "I believe that the technology developers are listening to those concerns,
> and are working in ways that you will have a choice, because I believe
> that
> people
> are going to demand to have a choice," Gutierrez said.
>
> As long as there are privacy concerns, there will be critics, Wainscott
> said.
>
> That's why experts are working to make the technology more secure.
> Because,
> like it or not, RFID is here to stay.
>
> "It's not going away. I guarantee it's not going away," Duzyk said.
>
> But as the technology grows, so might the need to protect your privacy.
>
> "The ability for me to drive down the street and read what's in your house
> really isn't there. But in another two, three, four years it may be very
> well
> be possible," Haseman said.
>
> There's actually a chance that you may have an RFID chip on you right now.
>
> Some clothing manufacturers have reportedly started to put chips inside
> labels to help prevent theft.
>
> There is no technology yet to deactivate the chips when the item leaves
> the
> store. So someone within range, and with right scanning technology, could
> track
> its location, your location and read any information the chip may be
> transmitting.
>
> The U.S. Defense Department, and the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart,
> are leading the push for RFID.
>
> While many companies have considered the technology too expensive to use,
> experts said costs are starting to come down. RFID chips are likely to
> start turning
> up in more places, soon, Wainscott reported.
>
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