Proposal for UK Prisoners to be Given RFID Implants

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday January 13, 2008 @02:03AM from the resistance-is-futile dept.

Raisey-raison writes "There is a proposal in the UK to implant "machine-readable" microchips under the skin of thousands of offenders in an effort to free up more space in British jails. The article states that uses are being considered both for home detention, as a means to enforce punishment, as well as for sex offenders after their release. Many view this as a slippery slope leading to much wider use; starting as a purely voluntary act and gradually becoming more compulsory, it would endanger human rights and privacy. There are also health questions involved, given that long-term studies have linked similar implants to cancer in lab mice and rats. Ironically, the same technology has been proposed for medical purposes as well. In the USA, some state agencies have already made decisions about this issue.

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Re:Maybe it's just me... by sakdoctor · 2008-01-13 02:15 · Score: 5, Funny

Which is why they will implant them deep in the brain.

Then only outlaws will wear tinfoil hats.
Obligatory Bill Hicks quote... by denzacar · 2008-01-13 03:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Let me get this straight...
You keep the shitty food and the shitty weather and we get the Great Barrier Reef and lobsters the size of canoes?...
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I'm Jack the Ripper! --No, I'M Jack the Ripper! We're all Jackthefuckingripper!

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Re:Maybe it's just me... by Max+Littlemore · 2008-01-13 18:51 · Score: 2, Funny

I just hope it's optional.

Prisoners should be given the option to say either, "Implant the chip under my skin", or "Shove it up your arse."

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