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Taiwanese Researchers Plug RFIDs As Disaster Recovery Aids

Posted by timothy on from the one-way-to-look-at-things dept.

Velcroman1 writes "Scientists tag animals to monitor their behavior and keep track of endangered species. Now some are asking whether all of mankind should be tagged too. Looking for a loved one? Just Google his microchip. Taiwanese researchers postulate that the tags could help save lives in the aftermath of a major earthquake. And IBM advocated chips for humans in a speech earlier this week. The ACLU disagrees. 'Many people find the idea creepy,' spokesman Jay Stanley told FoxNews.com."

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  1. Re:Dear ACLU by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 1, Funny
    Christians have a good reason - refusal to accept the mark of the beast.

    "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."
    Revelation 13:16-17