of the nineties. It is the
* implantable biochip transponder.
*
* When implanted under the skin of the subject, the biochip will emit
low
* frequency FM radio waves that can travel great distances e.g., some
miles
* up into space to an orbiting satellite. The transmission would provide
* information on the exact location of the "chipee": his latitude,
longitude
* and elevation to within a few feet anywhere on the planet.
*
* The April 2nd, 1989 Marin Independent Journal discussed the theory of
* biochip implants in humans. Tim Willard, the then- executive officer
of
* the World Future Society and managing editor of its monthly magazine.
*
* The Futurist, noted that with a little refinement, the microchip could
be
* used in a number of human applications. He stated: "Conceivably, a
number
* could be assigned at birth and go with a person throughout life."
*
* The article continued: "Most likely, he added, it woud be implanted on
* the back of the right or left hand for convenience, `so that it would
* be easy to scan....It could be used as a universal identification card
* that would replace credit cards, pass****ts, that sort of thing. At the
* checkout stand at a supermarket, you would simply pass your hand over
* a scanner and your bank account would automatically be debited."
There it is again: people talking about assigning
everyone a biometric identifying number at birth.
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# Privacy Journal, By Robert Ellis Smith, June 1994 issue
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# The Hughes Aircraft Company is selling a tiny transponder for
injection
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