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Hitachi's Tiny RFID Chips

paltemalte writes "Hitachi has just come out with a new crop of RFID tags, measuring only 1/20 of a millimeter square. That's 1/8 the size (in linear dimension) of Hitachi's currently shipping mu-chips, which are 0.4 mm square. The new chip's width is slightly smaller than a human hair. These chips could put an end to shoplifting forever, but they could also be used by a governments or other entities to 'dust' crowds or areas, easily tagging anyone present without their knowledge or consent. Will someone come up with a surefire way of neutralizing chips that may be on your body or in your clothing?" Hard to pin down a source on this. The article cites another blog, which points to an article in Japanese.

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  1. Re:perfect use - lost kid finder by Xman73x · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is the begining of The Mark of the Beast with this strange RFID chip?.If they put this in a child or Adults then you might as well call yourself A Branded cattle read The Bible in Revelations.I will never trust Evolution over the real fact that I know that God created me and this entire planet! Not man!...Also humans were created by God not man! and its silly to even think that they think we came from Ape like creatures lol..Earth to Earth Dust to Dust.I hope this answers your concerns..peace..

  2. /cum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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