This "big brother" scenerio is in the making and the slippery slope has begun.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the RFID chip. With the go ahead from the government; the process of implanting identity chips in human beings has begun.
The Verichip product will be implanted in a select number of Alzheimer's patients at a Florida day care facility. Consent from family members or competent patients is a requirement. The implant will be placed under the skin of the right forearm. When the chip is scanned, the chip will link to the medical records of the patient. This procedure is considered beneficial to the patient because of the accessibility to information that the patient most likely will be unable to provide for themselves.
My gut instinct was telling me that this was a bad thing, so I decided to do what I always do when I'm concerned; seach the net. Through the internet, I followed the money and the search led me to former Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson who now serves on the board of directors of Verichip. A "Youtube" video clip was the source for the information. The video showed Thompson as a guest of "Squawk box," promoting the Verichip product. During his interview, he provided examples of how the chip would be useful. According to Tommy Thompson; one way the chip could be used is by "keeping your child safe."
Chip implantation is a slippery slope, in my opinion. First the government will want to protect the elderly; next they'll want to protect the children. Who knows, it may even be used for the guest worker program. Before you know it, every American will need a chip for identification and security purposes. Maybe this scenario is a stretch but the way I see it, chip implantation in Alzheimer's patients opens the flood gates and once that happens, there will be no stopping the expansion of implantation.
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