VeriChip controversy

[HoreTore]

tracking device that is constantly transmiting your position to Hitler, Big Brother and your neighborhood serial killer..

A bored public official is more than bad enough for me.

Forget the large-scale stuff, think about the small-scale stuff. Who cares whether you trust the government or not? It's not the president who's tasked with the manual labour of looking at tapes. However, your girlfriend's jealous and obsessive ex who wants nothing better than to frame you is in charge. Or whatever nemesis you can think of.

Gah! The statement that "hey, I trust president xxx, so I'm ok with him video-taping me" is the dumbest statement ever.

[Lord Winter]

A bored public official is more than bad enough for me.

Forget the large-scale stuff, think about the small-scale stuff. Who cares whether you trust the government or not? It's not the president who's tasked with the manual labour of looking at tapes. However, your girlfriend's jealous and obsessive ex who wants nothing better than to frame you is in charge. Or whatever nemesis you can think of.

Gah! The statement that "hey, I trust president xxx, so I'm ok with him video-taping me" is the dumbest statement ever.

I agree with what your saying, I'm not a fan of government surveillance either, however there is not enough public will to keep the chips from coming into at least voluntary use. Lets not freak out about Orwellien states until the legislation is proposed. Instead now is the time to enact the safe guards needed to ensure the privacy of society when they inevitably come into use.