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

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.

Comments

If it is possible, it's not GPS.

[benchbri]

I call bullshit on this one.

But, since it is an RFID tag, this could be employed much like how they are using it. To make this system a reality:

1. Overcome the laws of physics and common sense to be able to shoot a grain of rice-sized transponder through a sniper rifle, and penetrate no more than 6 inches into the skin, no matter how close the target is, in any envronment/situation
2. Use the RFID tags to "scan" people coming/going from airports, trains, busses, ports, etc. Odds are, the people that run this are going to know where the subject is within ~100 miles, and their travel records could provide further intelligence.

Not goin' to happen anytime soon, although putting a camera in a sniper rifle and hooking up to a db is a stroke of genius. Makes me wonder who they stole the idea from.