Posted on 04/24/2006 7:21:05 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
Can you imagine being able to turn anything on or open any door with the wave of your hand?
A growing number of high-tech mavericks are unlocking the door to tomorrow's technology by being microchipped in a cool but controversial trend.
No more hassling with house keys for Amal Graafstra. The key to opening his door is at his fingertips
His hands are implanted with radio frequency identification microchips.
"There's a small, 3-millimeter by 13-millimeter glass RFID tag in both the right and left hands," Graafstra said. "I can get in my front door, in my car door, and log into my computer."
Mikey Sklar is also implanted with a microchip. His Web site is bombarded.
"Usually questions about why I did this implant, where they can find out some more information," Sklar said.
Their microchips aren't FDA-approved. They got them from a tech Web site and convinced surgeon friends to do the implants.
However, the FDA warns of risks like rejection or infection. They hope the doctors performing the procedures are doing so under proper clinical circumstances and hope the patients know the risks.
But health concerns aren't the only issue. Privacy advocates say hackers can clone the microchips.
"And get into your home or your computer, and potentially a secure door in your workplace," privacy expert Liz McIntyre said.
If the microchips are programmed with credit card or medical information, identity theft could be a problem.
The FDA has approved one device for human implantation, but it's only for medical purposes. The FDA warns the microchips could potentially migrate or travel in the body, causing problems with MRIs and electromagnetic interference.
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Rev.13:
16: And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:17: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
I do not like this and will just use a key or my hand to do things. Thanks but no thanks.
Another thread is worried about a Nationalized Drivers License with a barcode, calling it 'the mark of the beast'.
Implanted chips can later be used for keeping track of you.
‘Mark of the beast’ Seen In National ID
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1620908/posts?page=42#42
LOL! No, I'm more concerned that a future "One World Government" could control people with implants.
I don't know if this one's for you or not...
Yes, I shied away from that thread as well. Chipping people, however, is another matter. It is the logical extension of NAIS.
For the most part it’s already here, in the lab. A little more work on the man/chip interface & thought interpretation is all that’s needed. Give it time. Soon you’ll be saying:
“ My Name is 7 of 9 “
If it means ten seconds saved at the checkout line or the ATM, then please chip me ASAP.
Not if I can help it.
LOL. I have my forearm tattoed with my SOS# in a variant of UPC-A
I saw this in Wired magazine. Same company as the NAIS people. Research funded through NIH.
Thanks for the ping.
Well, what can I say? LOL!
Have you had a chance to see this show?
How William Shatner Changed the World
http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/episode_detail.jsp?EAirId=16930891&page=listings
I was reading science fiction before that. Wonder when the Get Smart series was with his 'shoe phone'?
My dog Henry has a chip implanted in his back, it only cost $35.
Me too, I had a 72pga stabbed into my hand from leaning on a techs cart. Hurt like all getout for a month.
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