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Olympic Tickets Contain Microchip With Your Data

Posted by kdawson on from the what-has-identity-to-do-with-intent dept.

OMNIpotusCOM writes "Tickets to the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies will contain a microchip with information about the ticket holder, including a photograph, passport details, addresses, e-mail, and telephone numbers. The stated intent is to keep troublemakers out of the 91,000-seat National Stadium so that they cannot cause disruptions while China is on world-wide television, but it brings up serious concerns for privacy and identity theft."

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  1. Well That's It by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, that's it then. I'm not going.

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    1. Re:Well That's It by dreddnott · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, I was so going before this news came out. Totally unlike the PRC!

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    2. Re:Well That's It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      Mom? Is that you? If so, do I get a discount?

  2. Scalpers? by mrbluze · · Score: 5, Funny

    Chinese authorities initially considered tying all 6.8 million tickets to individuals .. and then it says..

    The plan [tried once in Germany] was aimed at deterring scalpers... Why don't they just attach them to people's scalps. Scalpers can then go about their business in the traditional fashion, possibly as was once practiced at the original Olympics thousands of years ago.
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  3. Tibet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    >> so that they cannot cause disruptions while China is on world-wide television

    So much for free Tibet... with every purchase.

  4. Re:Call me a skeptic, but by OMNIpotusCOM · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cause disruption, get junkmail. Lots... of junkmail.

  5. Re:Just wait this is only the first by iminplaya · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wouldnt be surprised if it didnt trickle down to even the major games in Footbal, Soccer, Baseball etc...

    It will trickle down much further than that. Soon you will need one of these cards to unlock the door to your house... from the inside.

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  6. Re:Just wait this is only the first by JCSoRocks · · Score: 1, Funny

    If security were *really* a concern at soccer games they wouldn't let *anyone* in. Those soccer hooligans are fierce!!

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  7. Why bother with photos? by BluBrick · · Score: 4, Funny

    Westerners all look the same, anyway.


    What's that? Ohh, you round-eyes got no sense of humour!

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    1. Re:Why bother with photos? by mrbluze · · Score: 2, Funny

      What's that? Ohh, you round-eyes got no sense of humour! I've got square eyes, you insensitive clod!
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  8. Why are we putting up with this? by Crayboff · · Score: 3, Funny

    This should not be tolerated! Our president must take a stand! President Bush should be willing to have America boycott the opening ceremony, just as the French President is willing to do, if China does not stop this nonsense-ical human rights violations.

  9. Re:Wrong Order by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Number 983186... Stop pretending to be number 24601 'Engelbot'. Now get back in line.

  10. Re:Call me a skeptic, but by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Indeed, any male streakers should expect a torrent of penis enlargement emails.

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  11. In Communist China... by Neflyte_Zero · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Olympics watch you!

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  12. Re:Inevitable by pandrijeczko · · Score: 2, Funny
    They will eventually clone a human

    It's already been done - just look in the popular music charts.

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  13. Re:would this be unreasonable for a business? by Ravon+Rodriguez · · Score: 2, Funny

    Disagree, unless China plans on cold calling me during dinner.

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  14. Re:The home of the free? by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 2, Funny

    I estimate that if you chipped the soldiers overseas, at least 20% of the US population would get chips just to show their support! You'll also get all the uber-chrisitans and the uber-leftist/anarchists together for the first time, proving that politics makes strange bedfellows.

    Wow, that would be an interesting protest.
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  15. Obligatory by Firefalcon · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Communist China your ticket holds you!

  16. Re:And If I go to the US (rant/troll) by Gorm+the+DBA · · Score: 2, Funny
    You're free not to come in whenever you please.

    Sorry, but cross our borders, submit to our policies.

    Similarly, you're free not to go to China and attend the Olympics if you wish not to.

    (okay...I'm done channeling Bush...can you please remove the electrodes from my genetalia now?)

  17. Re:Call me a skeptic, but by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Won't work. My ISP blocks torrents.

  18. Re:China does not have to be nice. by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 2, Funny

    Indeed, and I support them. I only purchase the finest Chinese crap available.

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  19. Re:Inevitable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, but it involves reading, so never mind.