17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Steve Schear wrote:
[I could find no instance in the cypherpunks archives of this thread. Forgive me if I've erred.]
As single chip crypto devices are now available (e.g., smart cards) it is not unreasonable to ask how the implantation of advanced bio-chips may challenge current notions of civil liberties.
I suggested using a chip which derived the equivalent of a passphrase from brainwaves (when you are calm) - SF now, but in a few years... And there may be opportunites to make it tamperproof - if removed it is detected and data destroyed, or make removal all but impossible without killing the patient. --- reply to tzeruch - at - ceddec - dot - com ---