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Non-Lethal Sniper Rifle: You're Tagged For Life

Posted by timothy on from the is-this-a-joke dept.

gbjbaanb writes "Cool new urban battlefield weaponry for the geeks to fear. The Id Sniper is a nonlethal sniper rifle that fires tiny GPS microchips into the body of the target. The idea is that a rowdy crowd can be tagged for later 'processing' by law enforcement officials. Apparently the chip hitting you will feel like a mosquito-bite lasting a fraction of a second. Although it looks, and sounds like a cyberpunk weapon, its for real from a Danish company that has already shown it off at a Chinese Police exhibition. check out the tracking software." Here's hoping this is cautionary artwork.

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  1. Runs on OpenBSD? by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I know it's just a joke. _No_ commercial software runs on OpenBSD.

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