-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <9508202052.AA23832@elysion.iaks.ira.uka.de>, danisch@ira.uka.de (Hadmut Danisch) wrote:
These transponders are already used for many year. They inject them in pigs and cows to identify them. And some car manufacturers put the into the ignition keys as theft protections.
Sure, the technology is nothing new. Still, it deserves our attention.
Technology is not new. Perhaps it is already used for criminals? Somewhere I heard that in America criminals are sentenced to stay at home because the jails are overfilled. A sender is attached to their leg and the police is informed if he leaves his home.
Yes, this is being done. The programs are expected to be extended, because housing an inmate is expensive.
But it might be difficult to hide them on x-ray images...
No need to hide them if they are implated voluntary with the first polio shot or required for ex-cons. BTW, is there a futures market that allows you to bet real money? - -- - -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMDfjCCoZzwIn1bdtAQH7HQGAlqdM9rArQZdn2mYTrOPUHKMQoHPv9sL7 +dwxxBPXSNr0Zr/vdrT/vabc8fHJQSlC =jraT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----