1) it's compulsory.

2) it can & will be abused by criminals - ask any decent teen
hacker/cracker...

3) it is open to government abuse, just like the TFN which was never
supposed to be allowed to be used by any other agencies - yeah
right...

4) We cannot be sure that future governments will be as honest,
trustworthy & benevolent as 'Honest John' Howards Liberals...

5) They refuse to release the costings which they *claim* make this an
economic winner... LOL LOL LOL LOL !!!!!!!

6) Once enough people are 'sucked in' by necessity (compulsion) then
the cards necessary (forced) uses will more than likely be expanded (a
pretty safe bet...)

THEN:

Next come the implantable dog chips for people...
Governments are never satisfied, they have to
take more of our freedoms, rights & privacy...
more & more, bit by bit, more & more...
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The chips, known as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, are
similar to the ones used to track livestock, identify lost pets and
speed toll payments though E-Z Pass systems. Wal-Mart Stores and other
major retailers are beginning to use them on merchandise, and the Food
and Drug Administration just gave hospitals the okay to inject them
into their patients.

Seeds of distrust
Some well-regarded security experts even imagine sinister motives
behind the push toward e-passports. Bruce Schneier, author and founder
of Counterpane Internet Security, writes in his Web log that the
government should abandon the RFID mechanism altogether in favor of a
chip that requires direct contact with its scanner.
"If there were a good offsetting reason to choose (RFID) technology
over a contact chip, then the choice might make sense," Schneier said
in his blog.
"Unfortunately, there is only one possible reason: The administration
wants surreptitious access themselves," he continued. "It wants to be
able to identify people in crowds. It wants to surreptitiously pick
out the Americans, and pick out the foreigners. It wants to do the
very thing that it insists, despite demonstrations to the contrary,
can't be done."
The era when e-passports are widespread is still some years away.
Passports are
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They just don't get it
They want to put the same in place in the UK. It'll cost a forture and
won't change a thing other than let the government watch you even
closer.
Don't listen to the illegal immigrant rubbish, 9/11 was caused by
people legally in the US.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the practice of
injecting humans with tracking devices for medical purposes, according
to a Florida company that makes the devices.
Applied Digital, maker of the implantable VeriChip for humans,
announced Wednesday the FDA's approval of its technology for use in
hospitals following a yearlong review by the agency.
The computer chips, which are about the size of a grain of rice, are
designed to be injected into the fatty tissue of the arm. Using a
special scanner, doctors and other hospital staff can fetch
information from the chips, such as the patient's identity, their
blood type and the details of their condition, in order to speed
treatment.
The company is targeting the devices at patients suffering from
Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other
conditions requiring complex treatment.
Medical data is not stored on the devices, also known as radio
frequency identification chips. Rather, it's stored in a database that
links the chips' unique serial numbers with patient data. In its
review, the FDA carefully studied the privacy issues around the
technology, specifically the risk that medical records could be
improperly disclosed, according to Applied Digital.
So far, no hospitals in the United States have placed orders for the
chips, an Applied Digital representative said. So the company is
planning to give away scanners, which cost $650 a piece, to 200 trauma
centers around the country to jump-start the market.
The patient ID chips are taking off more quickly in other countries.
In Mexico, more than 1,000 patients have been implanted with
VeriChips. The Italian Ministry of Health is testing the technology in
some hospitals there.
Applied Digital, based in Palm Beach, Fla., also markets the VeriChip
as an authentication tool for use in building security and to complete
financial transactions. The attorney general of Mexico and 200 people
on his staff have already been implanted with the company's chips as
part of an effort to control access to areas where confidential
documents are kept.
The tags, which are inserted with a syringe, have been used to track
pets and livestock for years, the company said.
Applied Digital has sold about 7,000 VeriChip devices, and
approximately 1,000 have been inserted in humans, the company said in
July. The company would not provide more current figures or disclose
the price of the chips.
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