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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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  2. It's fake. by stienman · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's fake. The "GPS Pellet" is nothing more than a picture of a common transponder (RFID). Even if they could get the GPS electronics that small, and fit a tansmitter in there, the battery needed for more than a few minutes of GPS calculations would be significantly larger than the capsule.

    Furthermore, the GPS signal doesn't go very deep through human tissue, it degrades as it goes, and a transmitter strong ernough to be received more than a few hundred yards away would be comparable in size and power consumption to a cell phone.

    Interesting concept. It's not impossible, but it's not cost effective now.

    -Adam

  3. Sorry kids, it's a fake by ug52slh · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its based on an essay in Abuse your illusions called "How I crashed a Chinese Arms Biazaar With A Rifle That Doesn't Exist"

    My favourite use would be tagging girls in night clubs and then stalk them. So much easier than asking for phone numbers.