-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hello tibbs@sina.hpc.uh.edu (Jason L Tibbitts III) and cypherpunks@toad.com and tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) ...[about transponders for humans]...
Believe it or not, something like this is being used (or is being prepared for use) in breast implants. An article in the Houston (silicone city) ...
Is this what they call topic drift?
Subject: Re: A glance at the future of missing child identification
I can just see the parents getting their young daughters into this system. Boys, of course, can look after themselves. Sure. (Or do you envision young boys with breast implants?) ObCrypto: So, if they manage to make it more appropriate for both young girls and for boys, are there any counterarguments? (Not for c'punks, for general population: "missing children" will be hard to argue against.) * privacy (worth a try, anyhow) * use of the info by the bad guys (the mythical "pretty girl radar" :-) * "witness/victim protection" could be made harder by this * alternative: the transponder password could be shared secret between the parents and the state (what combination here?); protects both against perverted state and perverted parents... OK, what have I missed? Jiri - -- If you want an answer, please mail to <jirib@cs.monash.edu.au>. On sweeney, I may delete without reading! PGP 463A14D5 (but it's at home so it'll take a day or two) PGP EF0607F9 (but it's at uni so don't rely on it too much) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2i iQCVAwUBMEV3+yxV6mvvBgf5AQEIZAP9HHwlBOjyAjY8v5sQhvHywAXFhiPUuiI2 iPqEyDJ+GB4ZepDJsgzLaroxcEf/Gh72bgi6K8rk3EpqdErDePXa21Egy9Fw9tkm eFMY+YAOBLUO0C2thprTthVhlY194czoWuqvB2LXKwUyfV5w1CmvK0qQoO5+IVpL ZUuCIsjKssw= =qZnM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----