Jim Harper c/o Cato Institute Some state governments have claimed that a pending compliance deadline for REAL ID requires them to tighten up their driver’s licensing procedures consistent with the 2005 national ID law. (But see this.) In fact, REAL ID is dead and the deadline is fake. More than a dozen states have statutorily [...]
Source: Reuters Shares of VeriChip Corp (CHIP.O) tripled after the company said it had been granted an exclusive license to two patents, which will help it to develop implantable virus detection systems in humans. The patents, held by VeriChip partner Receptors LLC, relate to biosensors that can detect the H1N1 and other viruses, and biological [...]
An implantable chip could allow you to charge purchases or even start your car. It’d be convenient, to be sure. But would it be too creepy? By CreditCards.com It’s a simple concept, really: You inject a miniature radio frequency identifier the size of a grain of rice between your thumb and forefinger and, with a [...]
Permanent RFID Bracelet for the Vaccinated? By Former Kansas state trooper Greg Evensen
Source: London Independent The number of stray dogs in the UK saw the largest year-on-year increase since records began, a study has revealed. Dogs Trust, which released the figures, said that 107,228 strays were found in the twelve months to March 2009, an 11 per cent increase on the previous period. It blamed the rise [...]
Last week, the governor of Arizona signed H.B. 2426, which bars the state from implementing the “enhanced” drivers license (EDL) program. If the federal REAL ID revival bill (PASS ID) becomes law, it will give congressional approval to EDLs, which up to now have been simply a creation of the federal security and state driver [...]
By Marti Oakley This is such a crock even I can’t believe it. This is the actual public statement by USDA claiming they heard substantial support for NAIS/Premesis ID. What were these people smoking? “Officials with the Department of Agriculture said they heard substantial support for animal disease traceability during a series of public meetings [...]
Source: Chronicle Online ELYRIA — For lunch Monday, Elyria High School served up pepperoni pizza to the students who came back for the first day of classes. But instead of students handing over cash, some placed their index fingers on small scanners and walked away with their lunches. “I’m just really glad I don’t have [...]
LibertyFight.com http://libertyfight.741.com/rfid_pets.html The city of Santa Monica, CA issued a press release about an event they are holding this weekend: The American Red Cross of Santa Monica and the City of Santa Monica present: Santa Monica Pet Preparedness Fair & Chip-a-thon on Saturday, August 1st from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Clover Park in [...]
Source: PR.com DAILY RFID releases RFID vehicle access control system with high identification accuracy, designed to track and manage vehicles in parking areas or gated communities to allow for accurate vehicle tracking as well as easy in-and-out access for drivers. The new RFID vehicle access control system consists of passive UHF RFID windshield sticker tags [...]
Beasts must still be numbered, says court By Bill RayMichigan farmers have failed in their attempt to block the introduction of RFID tags for cattle, despite arguments about the cost and the risk of upsetting an otherwise benevolent deity. The case was bought by the catchily-named Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defence Fund (FTCLDF), representing small farmers in [...]
Source Bank bosses foresee death of cash ‘Cash to be replaced by microchips’ More: Technology news and reviews CASH is accelerating down the path to extinction as new technologies threaten to mark the end of loose change within a decade. Bank and credit union bosses say cash won’t be alone, with wallets and credit cards [...]
By Tom Burghardt – BLN Contributing Writer What Pentagon theorists describe as a “Revolution in Military Affairs” (RMA) leverages information technology to facilitate (so they allege) command decision-making processes and mission effectiveness, i.e. the waging of aggressive wars of conquest. It is assumed that U.S. technological preeminence, referred to euphemistically by Airforce Magazine as “compressing [...]
By Bill Ray • Luddites still objecting to having an 11mm chip implanted in an arm will no doubt be relieved to hear that VeriChip has developed an even-smaller implantable RFID tag, measuring a diminutive 8mm by 1mm. Not that this new chip is designed for tagging people as such. It’s been developed for use [...]
Lawmakers trash the Constitution Nais is unconstitutional~~totally! March 14, 2009 by Henry Lamb It appears that the lawmakers who assemble in Washington have no idea what the Constitution says, or worse, they simply don’t care. The Fourth Amendment says quite clearly: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and [...]
