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CA Bill Limits Skin Implantation of RFID Chips

Posted by Zonk on from the wasn't-super-worried-but-thanks-just-the-same dept.

twitter writes with a link to a ZDNet blog entry about a piece of legislation submitted to the California state senate. Drafted by Democratic Senator Joe Simitian, its purpose is to ensure that employers cannot require the implantation of RFID chips as part of employment. It is meeting with scorn from the American Electronics Association. "'Our bottom line is we're opposed to anything that demonizes RFIDs,' she said. 'The technology has been in existence for more than 50 years. It's in more than 1.2 billion ID credentials worldwide. ... We've not seen a single showing of ID theft or harm,' said Roxanne Gould, vice president for California government relations for the American Electronics Association, a high-tech industry group."

3 of 275 comments (clear)

  1. It is a good thing to limit skin implantations. by Tanuki64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The correct way to mark employees is still an ear tag.

  2. Re:RTFA? by zmollusc · · Score: 4, Funny

    The fine article isn't displayed for you, as you don't have your security I.D. transponder within range. Duh!

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    They whose government reduces their essential liberties for temporary security, receive neither liberty nor security.
  3. Religious objection: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I refuse to accept the mark of the beast.