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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Forgive me for not being a brainwashed sheep with sooo much faith in the system and power structure.

Dood, it's only fact.

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Fact is that with rfid becoming more prevalent in an economic sense, it will put people out of work. No need for cashiers, baggers and security guards if you can walk out the store with rfid sales tags and credit cards.

They had these plans for decades, so it should come as no surprise. Wait until they rfid sheeple, err I mean people.

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Media Cranks Up Hard Sell of Biometric and RFID Microchipped Future Kurt Nimmo December 2, 2006 I don’t watch a lot of television. But no sooner did I flip on MSNBC last night a coiffured talking head appeared gabbling about the insecurity of ATM machines. If we are to believe Algorithmic Research, an Israeli company, there is a flaw in the average ATM regarding PINs, account numbers, encryption, and decryption, that is to say there is a window of opportunity to snatch this information—over the internet, of course—by an unscrupulous hacker. Mind you, nobody has actually exploited this alleged flaw and stolen information, MSNBC admits, but it is conceivable, never mind the Secret Service, responsible for this sort of crime, and the American Bankers Association dismiss it as unlikely. It is also conceivable "al-Qaeda" will attack, as we are told on a nearly weekly basis, but the fact they have not over the last five years never seems to get worked into the equation. Not to worry, though. Biometric authentication, according to the MSNBC talking head, will save us. In a day not too far off in the future, fingerprint analysis, iris recognition, voice recognition or combinations of these technologies will come to the rescue. DieBold, the friendly voting machine folks, are working on this for us. Standard Bank in South Africa has fingerprint verification ATMs manufactured by DieBold in use and the company is fast at work figuring out what technology works the best. Once they do, you may see biometric ATMs in your neighborhood. According to Citibank, biometric ATMs "have been tailored to meet the needs of the under-banked, lower income segment" and will feature "voice-enabled navigation facility aimed at illiterate customers," Moneycontrol reports. "Citibank plans to establish a network of 25 to 35 such ATMs within a year," for now in Mumbai and Hyderabad. But Citibank it isn’t simply targeting "illiterate customers" in rural areas of India. "The latest—and arguably biggest—player to enter the biopayment game is none other than Citibank Singapore, which has been quietly distributing fingerprint readers to area businesses for the past month," reports Portalino. "Right now only Clear Platinum card holders have the option of going biometric, and since this group includes heavy representation from the tech-savvy 25 to 34-year-old demographic, it seems that Citibank is taking the right approach to ensure widespread adoption." Note how forking over your biometric data is characterized as an "option," a lifestyle choice for the sake of convenience. Surrendering to Big Brother is now cool, as even James Bond, in the remake of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, has himself a microchip—for the sake of safety, of course. In the film, this little device saves Bond’s life. It will save your life, too, as you can now be scanned like a cocker spaniel. Lest we believe America has been left out of the biometric loop, consider the following: "Although biometric payment systems are still pretty rare… recent trials at stores like Albertsons and Cub Foods and even the school lunch line would seem to indicate that more pervasive rollouts are just around the corner." Increasingly, it would seem that if you want to eat, you will be forced to surrender your biometric data. Acceptance begins at the grade school lunch line. Acceptance, however, does not seem to be much of a problem. "Ever get to the supermarket only to realize you forgot your wallet? For the more than 3.3 million consumers who’ve signed up for biometric technology, that’s no longer a problem," reports ParadeNet, the internet version of Parade magazine. "Customers at several retailers can now literally pay by touch. By placing their finger on a scanner at the checkout and entering their home phone number, these tech-savvy shoppers can deduct the cost of a carton of milk directly from a bank account or credit card." Again, it is "tech-savvy" to get plugged into the Big Brother Matrix. In Chicago, climbing aboard the biometric bandwagon, according to TMCnet, will make the Christmas season less stressful. "One of the most frustrating things that occur at holiday time is the over-crowded stores and long wait times in line just to make it out of the store. However, thanks to Pay By Touch’s biometric payment solution, shoppers now have a fast and secure way of moving through those shopping lines…. And for any customer who used or enrolled in their biometric payment system between November 1 and December 31, 2006 Pay By Touch will also enroll them into a drawing to win a year of free groceries." Free groceries? No doubt this one is designed to lure in the "under-banked, lower income segment" facing a bleak Christmas, as every passing holiday season becomes more and more bleak as the American labor market is slowly but surely walmartized or sent over to the corporate slave plantation in China. "In continuing to spread the holiday cheer, Pay By Touch will also donate $10,000 dollars to The Greater Chicago Food Depository, a non-for-profit food distribution and training center aimed at ending hunger in the community." No word if they are required to surrender biometrics at the door. Britain, Sweden, Greece, Germany, and other nations are jumping on the biometric bandwagon. It’s all the rave. It’s "tech-savvy" and cool. Even Disneyland wants your fingerprints. Scanning of fingerprints at entrance turnstiles outside of the Magic Kingdom "enhances the experience of the park," according to Disney IT security. For now, "customers, who still have concerns about using their fingerprints, can choose to continue using a photo ID card as a form of identification," reports ZDNet. No guarantees down the road, however, as in the near future all turnstiles will have scanners, designed to enhance the Disney experience, of course. Not scanning will de-enhance the experience, as you will likely be relegated to the end of the line. It seems the biometric folks are covering all angles. For instance, if you forget your house keys, no problem. "While locks and alarm systems have been used in the past to help protect the home from unauthorized intruders, now biometric technology is introducing the first consumer available, biometric deadbolt lock for doors that ensures authorized entry and eliminates the need for keys," explains TMCnet. Of course, this gets the "tech-savvy consumer" prepared for biometric technology everywhere, not only at the airport but the grocery store and bank. Biometric will connect to every possible aspect of life that requires a transaction or security requirement. It’s a small step from a biometric ATM card to a subdermal microchip. James Bond aside, the idea of "getting chipped" like a Hereford heifer is scary to some people. In order to overcome this natural aversion, VeriChip Corporation has introduced the VeriMed RFID microchip "designed to provide immediate access to important health information on patients who arrive at an emergency department unconscious, delirious or unable to communicate," according to a press released posted on Yahoo Finance. Applied Digital, the parent company of VeriChip, manufactures "unique and often proprietary products [that] provide identification and security systems for people, animals, the food supply, government/military arena, and commercial assets. Included in this diversified product line are RFID applications, end-to-end food safety systems, GPS/Satellite communications, and telecomm and security infrastructure, positioning Applied Digital as the leader in identification technology." Seems Applied Digital is positioned to cash in on the coming electronic panopticon,"a police state characterized by omniscient surveillance and mechanical law enforcement," as Charlie Stross characterizes it. Applied Digital, Citibank, Disney, and other corporate behemoths may attempt to sell us on biometric convenience and safety, but the eventual use of these technologies will ultimately fall in the domain of surveillance and control. "Surveillance need not even stop at our skin," with the collection of fingerprints and iris scans, Stross notes, because "the ability to monitor our speech and track our biological signs (for example: pulse, pupillary dilation, or possibly hormone and neurotransmitter levels) may lead to attempts to monitor thoughts as well as deeds. What starts with attempts to identify paedophile predators before they strike may end with discrimination against people believed to be at risk of 'addictive behavior’—howsoever that might be defined—or of harboring anti-social attitudes," for instance disagreeing with the government. "A Panopticon Singularity is the logical outcome if the burgeoning technologies of the singularity are funneled into automating law enforcement. Previous police states were limited by manpower, but the panopticon singularity substitutes technology, and ultimately replaces human conscience with a brilliant but merciless prosthesis." It will not take another forty years to realize the panopticon singularity—it is right around the corner, beginning with the Real ID Act in 2008, a biometric scheme approved by our wonderful "representatives" that will be implemented and supervised by the Orwellian Ministry of Homeland Security, a massive federal bureaucratic boondoggle created to protect us from non-existent "al-Qaeda" terrorists. It makes perfect sense Real ID was slipped into a $82 billion military spending bill. In Philip K. Dick’s short story, Minority Report, set in 2054, as realized by Steven Spielberg in his 2002 film, everyone is automatically eye-scanned and tracked in public, thus not only allowing the police state to keep tabs on every individual, but also target them for odious marketing efforts. It is a prefect marriage of corporations and the state, both fascist in character, as Mussolini described fascism as corporatism and vice versa. As 2006 winds down, we are enduring increasing efforts to sell us on the Panopticon Singularity, as envisioned by Stross, based on the work of Jeremy Bentham. Our rulers seem to have taken a page from another science fiction story, Vernor Vinge’s A Deepness in the Sky, depicting the concept of "ubiquitous law enforcement." James Bond and his microchip may be portrayed on screen as cool and the Jacobs family of Boca Raton, Florida, may be heralded by the corporate media as the "Chipsons" (a lame take on the Jetsons), but the reality of a biometrically scanned and chipped future is almost too hellish to imagine, far worse than anything Steven Spielberg could possibly dream up. But, hey, at least you won’t have to wait in line at Disney World.

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z The power of denial.

Why is it that the case was dismissed in court then? If it is so obvious what happened. Furthermore not even all the top commanders in the Nazi regime knew what was going on in the concentration camps, so I doubt IBM did.

Isn't this great?

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Could X-ray scanners work on the street? X-ray cameras that would "undress" passers-by in a bid to thwart terrorists concealing weapons, could be coming to a street near you, according to reports. Aside from the obvious privacy issues, would such a plan work? Leaked documents said to have been drawn up by the Home Office and seen by the Sun newspaper say cameras which can see through clothes could be built into lamp posts to "trap terror suspects". While Home Secretary John Reid has denied knowledge of the plans, the technology is not dissimilar to that already found in some UK airports. Currently, air security officials pick out individuals to stand in a booth while three pictures are taken of the person in slightly different positions. Within seconds, an X-ray scanner produces an image of the body, minus the clothes. What shows up is the naked human form and anything that may be concealed on the person, such as coins, a gun or drugs. quote: The real question is not whether the technology can see something under the clothing, it's how you respond to it Bob Ayers Security expert There are other variations on the X-ray technology. Millimetre wave machines give more of a three-dimensional image, while terahertz radiation also penetrates clothing. A one-month trial at London's Paddington rail station involved a millimetre wave scanner. A portable version - an "electronic wand" - was trialled last year at London's Canary Wharf and Greenford Underground stations. No decision has been made about wider implementation, according to a Department of Transport spokesman, who says the challenges are being evaluated. But security expert Bob Ayers, of Chatham House, believes putting an X-ray lens on a lamppost poses all sorts of resource questions. "Some guy walks past and his picture is beamed back to a control room to say that something is under his jacket. What do you do? Despatch a police car to hunt him down and frisk him? "The real question is not whether the technology can see something under the clothing. It's how you respond to it when the technology says there's something unusual. "Do you have police strolling down each street, ready to ask people what they have under their jacket?" Privacy The manpower cost would be "astronomical", he says, and CCTV would be required to match a description to the suspicious image. "If you don't pick them up in minute or two, he's gone. What good does it do for you to know that at 11am this morning a guy walked down Victoria Street with a gun in his jacket?" Besides, there could be problems distinguishing a money bag from a bomb strapped at the waist. But privacy should not be a concern because there is only a shadowy outline of the body, says Mr Ayers. Professor Paul Wilkinson, a terrorism expert, is also doubtful. There would be a huge installation and maintenance cost, he says, plus the risk of antagonising ordinary citizens. "The practicalities of these things working, if sufficient light, is in no doubt. The questions are when is this a useful addition to security and when does it become unduly intrusive and worrying to the public?" What works for airline security, where passengers expect thorough checks, would not necessarily be tolerated when walking down the street, he adds. Mr Ayers believes the best use of this technology is in a captured space, like at airport security or in a bus depot. A spokesman for Qinetiq, one of the first firms to develop millimetre wave machines, says there have been successful uses for them. "The Immigration Service has about eight or nine deployed around Europe, to see lorries crossing the Channel or at sea crossings into the UK. "Using this technology alongside complementary technology such as CO2 monitors, they have detected thousands of people stashed away on lorries." He adds that the US military are trialling millimetre wave machines at military checkpoints to combat the threat of suicide bombers. The use of cables mean they can be operated from any distance. Add your comments on this story, using the form below. Name Your e-mail address Town/city and country Your comment Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/...ine/6309917.stm Published: 2007/01/29 13:46:17 GMT © BBC MMVII

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Meanwhile 6000 cameras in the London underground and none of them stopped anyone on 7/7.

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FBI turns to broad new wiretap method 01 / 30 / 07 | The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed. Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing, agents conducting investigations appear to be assembling the activities of thousands of Internet users at a time into massive databases, according to current and former officials. That database can subsequently be queried for names, e-mail addresses or keywords. Such a technique is broader and potentially more intrusive than the FBI's Carnivore surveillance system, later renamed DCS1000. It raises concerns similar to those stirred by widespread Internet monitoring that the National Security Agency is said to have done, according to documents that have surfaced in one federal lawsuit, and may stretch the bounds of what's legally permissible. Call it the vacuum-cleaner approach. It's employed when police have obtained a court order and an Internet service provider can't "isolate the particular person or IP address" because of technical constraints, says Paul Ohm, a former trial attorney at the Justice Department's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. (An Internet Protocol address is a series of digits that can identify an individual computer.) That kind of full-pipe surveillance can record all Internet traffic, including Web browsing--or, optionally, only certain subsets such as all e-mail messages flowing through the network. Interception typically takes place inside an Internet provider's network at the junction point of a router or network switch. The technique came to light at the Search & Seizure in the Digital Age symposium held at Stanford University's law school on Friday. Ohm, who is now a law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Richard Downing, a CCIPS assistant deputy chief, discussed it during the symposium. In a telephone conversation afterward, Ohm said that full-pipe recording has become federal agents' default method for Internet surveillance. "You collect wherever you can on the (network) segment," he said. "If it happens to be the segment that has a lot of IP addresses, you don't throw away the other IP addresses. You do that after the fact." "You intercept first and you use whatever filtering, data mining to get at the information about the person you're trying to monitor," he added. On Monday, a Justice Department representative would not immediately answer questions about this kind of surveillance technique. "What they're doing is even worse than Carnivore," said Kevin Bankston, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation who attended the Stanford event. "What they're doing is intercepting everyone and then choosing their targets." When the FBI announced two years ago it had abandoned Carnivore, news reports said that the bureau would increasingly rely on Internet providers to conduct the surveillance and reimburse them for costs. While Carnivore was the subject of congressional scrutiny and outside audits, the FBI's current Internet eavesdropping techniques have received little attention. Carnivore apparently did not perform full-pipe recording. A technical report (PDF: "Independent Technical Review of the Carnivore System") from December 2000 prepared for the Justice Department said that Carnivore "accumulates no data other than that which passes its filters" and that it saves packets "for later analysis only after they are positively linked by the filter settings to a target."

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What sad times we live in, where in the near future it may become normal to have a chip in your hand. Well, if it does come down to it, then I want my chip to have a friggin' laser beam attached. Take that you damn thugs!

What sad times we live in, where in the near future it may become normal to have a chip in your hand. Well, if it does come down to it, then I want my chip to have a friggin' laser beam attached. Take that you damn thugs!

I'd rather have a pistol and no chip then have a chip and a friggin laser.

Last time I checked perps don't like it when there's a gun in the house and they know that you have it there for them.

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If they try to make me carry a National ID i'm not going to and there is no way they can force me. Same with the rest of you. They can't make you carry an RFID if you refuse. So just don't do it. I'd rather have a pisol too. In fact I think its time I got liscensed to carry the ones I have around with me.

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They don't force you to carry a passport when you leave the country do they?

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NATIONAL 'GET CHIPPED' PROGRAM LAUNCHED

Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., an advanced technology development company, today announced the launch of a national "Get Chipped"â„¢ promotion for VeriChip, a subdermal personal verification microchip. The first 100,000 registrants and all qualified ADSX shareholders will be eligible for a special introductory savings of $50 at the time of "chipping." Details on the "Get Chipped" promotion will be posted soon on the Company's website: http://www.adsx.com.

The Company also announced that it has established four new Authorized VeriChip Centers for "chipping" and distribution in Arizona, Texas and Florida. Including these new centers, there are now seven Authorized VeriChip Centers in the United States: Phoenix, Arizona; San Antonio, Texas; Naples, Florida; Port St. Lucie, Florida; McLean, Virginia; Boca Raton, Florida; and Sunrise, Florida.

The "Get Chipped" registration program will assist the Company in determining where and when to establish future Authorized VeriChip Centers. The Company's fully equipped mobile center - ChipMobileâ„¢ - has increased its marketing efforts in the Southeast region, maintaining a full schedule of visits to recreational and STADIUM events and general "awareness" locations. The ChipMobile itself is a distribution center and mobile "chipping" facility. Those interested in seeing a photograph of the ChipMobile, or in learning more about its schedule of community visits, are invited to visit http://www.adsx.com.


The announcement comes two days after the Company issued a press release describing a ruling by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that VeriChip is not a regulated medical device "for security, financial, and personal identification/safety applications."

Their moving ahead with this program to chip everyone.

Trying to get us used to the idea and then what was voluntary will become mandatory as it always does with every government program!

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