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RFID Tags To Track Foreigners, Identify Dead
An anonymous reader writes "U.S. security officials say they will use RFID technology at border posts with Canada and Mexico to track foreigners driving in and out of the United States. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman said wireless chips for vehicles would become mandatory at designated border crossings in Canada and Mexico as of Aug. 4. At the same time, British officials are considering using RFID chips to identify the dead in the wake of a disaster." From the British article: "...following the bomb blasts on the London Underground, the process of identifying some bodies - particularly on the deep-lying Piccadilly Line - became very difficult, with some families upset by the amount of time it took to confirm a relative had died. VeriChip advocates argue it could help in these circumstances. "
I'm sure the fundie Christians are all for that. Anything that accelerates their assention to heaven is fine & dandy in their book! I wonder if you are allowed in if you are one of those who triggered the global appocolypse? Someone ought to point that out to them.
As for tagging foreigners, meh. Nothing new there. You always start with the easy target. You should do some reading into what happens to forgeign nationals who just happen to be from a place you are currently at war with. They'll be next...they are already taking fingerprints and retinal scans.
Maybe we are understanding the bible wrong. Revelations could be a recipe for creating the end of the world and whomever does it gets all the faithful into heaven there by earning a place next to the father, the son, and the holy ghost.