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UK Home Office plan: ID Chips in Everything

Posted by michael on from the infopocalypse dept.

LauraLolly writes "The BBC ran an article on how booksellers in the UK hope to use Radio Frequency ID chips to report on the entire life cycle of a book, including ownership and second-hand sales. There were throw-away lines about how the Home Office plans to use these chips in all goods, and their current use in U. S. libraries. And you thought that voluntary medical chips were bad..."

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  1. Buy your books... by danamania · · Score: 5, Funny

    Buy a book legitimately

    walk out of the shop

    take it home
    microwave it on high for 15 seconds

    enjoy :)

    a grrl & her server