http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3097904.stm
Here is the upside of the ID chip issue -- devices which can sense proximity to other devices, and emit alarms if they are moved [in particular, by an aspiring thief]. This is RFID in another guise, and again is part of the whole surge to making the world smart.
Like many such Janus-faced technologies, the question is: do we want the benefits sufficiently to put up with those drawbacks which cannot be mitigated? My suspicion, in this particular instance, is that the answer is "Yes, please!".
Posted by jho at September 11, 2003 03:58 PM