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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This is /. - how long before chip mods? by grolaw · 2008-01-13 02:51 · Score: 5, Interesting

Let's get real. If these RFID chip or multiple chip implantation policies become widespread so will chip mods.

If your ID chip accesses your credit line - how long before Warren Buffett/Bill Gates' ID becomes the hot new fake ID?

It is well known that all manufacturing processes produce a some number of defective products. How do we deal with those?

RFID can be zapped with a static charge - anybody for Van DeGraff generators?

Retasking, rewriting, forged, hacked and destroyed RFID is all that this policy will lead to. AND, /. readers will be in the front of THAT revolution.